After two games on the road, Cumberland is heading back home. They will take on the East Greenwich Avengers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Smithfield, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked 13th). Cumberland fell 16-13 to Smithfield on Monday. Cumberland has not had much luck with Smithfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They never let Moses Brown onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Margaret Neville was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Chloe Hartman was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for East Greenwich, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Cumberland came up short against East Greenwich in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-3. Will Cumberland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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