East Providence faced Cumberland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Townies fell just short of the Clippers by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Townies of the 5-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2019.
Aidan Martins was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Brian Rutkowski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Cumberland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. East Providence will take on rival Cranston West at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Cumberland is set to challenge their familiar foe Mt. Hope at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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