The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to take on the Chariho Chargers at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Central, who was ranked 20th at the time (Middletown was ranked 19th). The Islanders lost 13-3 to the Knights on Monday. The Islanders have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Middletown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett West, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Chariho not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024 (when they won 9-2). They blew past Johnston 8-1. The Chargers have beaten the Panthers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
Gavyn Pepler was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pepler was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leo Emery, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those RBI were his first of the season. Landon Sumner was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Chariho was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Johnston only posted a batting average of .167.
Middletown now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Chariho, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Middletown couldn't quite get it done against Chariho when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Islanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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