The South Kingstown Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scituate Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, South Kingstown came up short against Narragansett and fell 6-2. South Kingstown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Scituate sidestepped Barrington for a 9-7 victory.
Kate Nickerson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Nickerson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Nickerson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Victoria Geisser, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Angelina Pizzi, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
South Kingstown's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Scituate, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
South Kingstown was able to grind out a solid win over Scituate when the teams last played back in April of 2022, winning 5-2. Does South Kingstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scituate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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