Can Portsmouth win a D-II title? Tuesday's win will help answer that.
This week Portsmouth will find out if it has what it takes to win the D-II softball title. Here's why Tuesday's win has the Patriots excited.
WEST WARWICK – The offense is still there. The ace has accepted her role. The defense is vastly improved.
The lessons from last year were learned. And if there’s a time for the Portsmouth softball team to show its ready to win a title, this would be the week to do it. The Patriots have gotten off to a terrific start this season and on Tuesday, April 28, they put all their skills on display for the world to see.
Barbara Rainey opened scoring with a home run, Mia Ruggieri dealt for seven innings and dropped a bomb of her own as Portsmouth took down Kent County, 6-1, and took a step in showing it’s ready to win big. “This is the first really competitive team that we’ve played and to come out on top feels great,” Rainey said. “I feel like it’s a statement.
” “We know we have a tough week, tough two weeks ahead of us,” Ruggieri said. “It’s good to see a tough team to start it off and get us ready. “We just wanted to come in here and play as clean as we could and get a win.
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