West Haven barely beat O'Brien RVT the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Devils blew past the Condors 11-1 on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Connor Hume
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Connor Hume spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. He is becoming a predictor of West Haven's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Evan Jones and Lucas Forgette did most of the damage at the plate: Jones got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Forgette went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Jones has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Fowler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
West Haven always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
West Haven is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for O'Brien RVT, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Haven will venture away from home to challenge Foran at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for O'Brien RVT, they will head out to take on Wilcox RVT at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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