The Central Knights will venture away from home to square off against the East Greenwich Avengers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Chariho, who was ranked 21st at the time (Central was ranked 16th). The Knights fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich entered their tilt with Burrillville on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 8-1 victory.
East Greenwich pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Everything went Central's way against East Greenwich in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, as Central made off with a 12-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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