The Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights will take on the Scituate Spartans on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Exeter-West Greenwich: 2.4, Scituate: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Exeter-West Greenwich is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hope and snuck past 2-1.
Exeter-West Greenwich's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was James Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Scituate gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Davies Career & Tech onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Scituate considering their one-run performance the match before.
Jackson Scanlon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Scanlon was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mathew Spaziano, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Travis Howman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Exeter-West Greenwich's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Scituate, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Exeter-West Greenwich has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Scituate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Exeter-West Greenwich took their victory against Scituate in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-3. Will Exeter-West Greenwich repeat their success, or does Scituate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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