Townies defeat Westerly 8-3 behind Desrosiers 10K pitching

Kyle Desrosiers struck out 10 batters as East Providence beat the always tough Westerly Bulldogs 8-3 on Wednesday at EPHS. Kyle Desrosiers scattered seven hits and two runs over six innings while walking just one. The bulldogs scored in the first when Dante Pruitt singled in a run to lead early 1-0.

East Providence jumped into the lead in the bottom of the first when Max Correiro hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run, Kyle Desrosiers tripled, scoring two runs, and a wild pitch scored one run. The Townies extended their lead to 5-1 in the bottom half of the second.

Jamison Sydney, East Providence number eight hitter, led the team with two hits in three at-bats. Gavin Palombo went 1-for-3 at the plate and led the team with two runs batted in. Jayden Healey led East Providence with two walks. Overall, the team had six walks for the game. Jayden Healey and Aidan Martins each stole two bases for the Townies with Ep stealing seven bases in the game. Jose Figueroa pitched one inning of relief for the Townies.

Next up for East Providence is Bishop Hendricken on Thursday at 4 pm at EPHS in a key D1 game.

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