The Central Knights will square off against the West Warwick Wizards at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Central was ranked 14th). The Knights fell just short of the Avengers by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, West Warwick hadn't done well against St. Raphael Academy recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Wizards skirted past the Saints 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wizards have posted since May 7th.
West Warwick saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Andruchow, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
With the defeat, Central broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-8. As for West Warwick, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Central skirted past West Warwick 2-1 when the teams last played on Tuesday. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wizards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps