Prout faced East Providence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Crusaders fell just short of the Townies by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Townies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-2 back in April.
Emma Manzo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Mia Boyajian was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Prout's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for East Providence, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11.
Prout does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Providence, they will face off against Pilgrim at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Townies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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