Baseball Preview: Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights vs. Hope Blue Wave
Exeter-West Greenwich and Hope are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Hope Blue Wave at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Exeter-West Greenwich's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Hope's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Exeter-West Greenwich took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Blackstone Valley Prep as Exeter-West Greenwich made off with a 14-4 win. Exeter-West Greenwich might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by ten runs or more this season.
Tyler Medeiros was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Medeiros has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Medeiros was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Exeter-West Greenwich got a massive performance out of Tyler Muniz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run. James Smith was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hope fell victim to North Smithfield and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Northmen. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hope in their matchups with North Smithfield: they've now lost five in a row.
Hope saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julio Minyety, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Exeter-West Greenwich has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Exeter-West Greenwich's way against Hope in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Exeter-West Greenwich made off with a 25-1 victory. Will Exeter-West Greenwich repeat their success, or does Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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