The Cumberland Clippers will venture away from home to square off against the Scituate Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cumberland came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Moses Brown, falling 9-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Clippers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Barrington hit Scituate with a six-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Victoria Geisser and Isabella Defusco did some serious damage despite the final result: Geisser went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple, while Defusco got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was Defusco's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lily Maggiacomo, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Cumberland dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Scituate, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Cumberland took their victory against Scituate in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1 score. Do the Clippers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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