Baseball Preview: Hope Blue Wave vs. Mt. Pleasant Kilties
Hope is 0-8 against Mt. Pleasant since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hope Blue Wave will be playing at home against the Mt. Pleasant Kilties at 4:45 p.m.
Hope's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Scituate on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant got the win against Providence Country Day on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Pleasant.
Jose Soto was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Soto has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Soto was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Yadhiel Moya, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Erison Mieses, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Hope's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Mt. Pleasant, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
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