Baseball Preview: East Providence Townies vs. Middletown Islanders
The East Providence Townies will head out on the road to challenge the Middletown Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Middletown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (East Providence was ranked third). East Providence fell just short of East Greenwich by a score of 6-4 on Friday. It was the first time this season that East Providence let down their fans at home.
East Providence saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timothy Robitaille, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Hallene, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Middletown had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Wheeler 8-2.
East Providence's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Middletown, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
East Providence skirted past Middletown 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Providence since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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