The Coventry Oakers will square off against the South Kingstown Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked fifth at the time (Coventry was ranked 18th). The Oakers had just enough and edged out the Skippers 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Oakers have posted against the Skippers since June 2, 2021.
Gabriel Lopez
| 05/19/25 vs North Kingstown | 1 |
| 05/12/25 @ Pilgrim | 2 |
| 04/30/25 @ Lincoln | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs La Salle Academy | 1 |
Gabriel Lopez tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, South Kingstown made sure to put some runs up on the board against Westerly on Monday. The Rebels blew past the Bulldogs 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
South Kingstown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Coventry, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
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