The Coventry Oakers will challenge the Cumberland Clippers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Coventry nor Cumberland posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Prout, who was ranked fifth at the time (Coventry was ranked third). The Oakers fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. The Oakers' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Sage SoareS
| 04/30/25 vs Prout | 13 |
| 04/24/25 vs Pilgrim | 10 |
| 04/22/25 @ Ponaganset | 7 |
| 04/14/25 vs Cranston West | 14 |
| 04/11/25 @ Chariho | 7 |
Sage SoareS spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Coventry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Lapham, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Lapham has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Cumberland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 14-2 to Pilgrim.
Cumberland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Coventry, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Coventry took their victory against Cumberland in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-2 score. Do the Oakers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Clippers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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