Baseball Game Preview: Bourne Canalmen vs. Greater New Bedford RVT Bears

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Previous Games

05/13/24 - Home	0-4 L
05/15/23 - Away	1-11 L
05/04/22 - Home	8-6 W
04/15/22 - Away	15-5 W
05/28/21 - Away	5-9 L
+ 5 more games

Bourne and Greater New Bedford RVT are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Canalmen will challenge the Bears at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Bourne fell victim to Case and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Canalmen's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Bourne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Crowell, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Greater New Bedford RVT also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Dartmouth by a score of 7-3. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly four runs.

Bourne's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Greater New Bedford RVT, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11.

Bourne couldn't quite get it done against Greater New Bedford RVT in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Canalmen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.