The Prout Crusaders will be playing at home against the Cumberland Clippers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Prout nor Cumberland posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Prout heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cranston West by a score of 2-1. Prout's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Lucy Kaiser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Molly Green was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Cumberland faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cumberland lost 10-0 to La Salle Academy. Cumberland has not had much luck with La Salle Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Prout's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Cumberland, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Prout skirted past Cumberland 6-4 in their previous meeting on May 2nd. Will Prout repeat their success, or does Cumberland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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