Baseball Preview: Middletown Islanders vs. Tiverton Tigers
The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to challenge the Tiverton Tigers at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Saturday, Middletown earned a 5-2 victory over Rogers.
The team relied heavily on Jacob Mello, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tiverton faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Tiverton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Greenwich 4-2.
The team relied heavily on Payton Travis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Rogers, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Middletown's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Tiverton, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middletown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tiverton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Middletown came out on top in a nail-biter against Tiverton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Middletown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tiverton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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