The Pilgrim Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Cumberland Clippers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pilgrim is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Mary Academy-Bay View, who was ranked 25th at the time (Pilgrim was ranked second). The Patriots were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over the Bengals on Monday. The matchup marked the Patriots' most dominant victory of the season.
Genna D'Amato
| 04/28/25 @ St. Mary Academy-Bay View | 4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Chariho | 3 |
| 05/15/24 vs Moses Brown | 3 |
| 05/13/24 vs East Providence | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Ponaganset | 2 |
Genna D'Amato was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Marin Prest was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Pilgrim always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary Academy-Bay View only posted an OBP of .231.
Cumberland couldn't beat East Providence on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Clippers fell just short of the Townies by a score of 7-5. Clippers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Townies since on Monday.
Pilgrim's record is now 10-1. As for Cumberland, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Pilgrim couldn't quite get it done against Cumberland in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 8-4. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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