Tolman is 5-0 against Hope since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Tolman Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Hope Blue Wave at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tolman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: West Warwick, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Tolman was ranked 17th). Tolman took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Warwick on Friday. Tolman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hope fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mt. Pleasant on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Kilties by a score of 3-2. Hope has not had much luck with Mt. Pleasant recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hope saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Abreu, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Tolman's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Tolman took their victory against Hope in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 18-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tolman since the team 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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