The Portsmouth Patriots will head out to square off against the Coventry Oakers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Portsmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked first at the time (Portsmouth was ranked 18th). The Patriots took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks on Monday. The Patriots have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Portsmouth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Brule, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Coventry came out on top against Pilgrim on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fourth inning. The Oakers walked away with a 9-5 win over the Patriots. That's two games straight that the Oakers have won by exactly four runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Coventry and bumps their season record up to 6-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Portsmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Portsmouth took their victory against Coventry in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Oakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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