North Kingstown is 1-9 against Coventry since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Kingstown Skippers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coventry Oakers at 5:00 p.m. North Kingstown will be strutting in after a win while Coventry will be coming in after a loss.
North Kingstown will bounce into Monday's match after beating Cranston West, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. North Kingstown walked away with a 6-3 victory over Cranston West on Saturday.
Gianna Amedeo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kylah Lecomte, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Coventry faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Coventry lost 13-0 to La Salle Academy. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Coventry was not able to get on the board.
North Kingstown's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11. As for Coventry, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
North Kingstown came up short against Coventry in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coventry's Sage SoareS, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that North Kingstown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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