Providence came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past the Polytechnic Panthers 4-3. For Providence, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat Polytechnic walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Adrian Contreras and Andrew Malong were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Contreras tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Malong struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). Contreras has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Contreras scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Malong went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luc Rode, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Providence's victory bumped their record up to 5-15. As for Polytechnic, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Providence will have a chance to go back-to-back against Polytechnic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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