The Cumberland Clippers will head out on the road to square off against the Lincoln Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked sixth). Everything went Cumberland's way against Coventry on Monday as Cumberland made off with an 8-0 win. Cumberland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Sunday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mt. Hope 4-2.
Sean Clifford made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Clifford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Oldham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Daniel Lee, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win was the third in a row for Cumberland, bringing their record for this year to 13-5. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Cumberland beat Lincoln 3-0 in their previous matchup on May 6th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln's Jaiden Torres, who struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cumberland still be able to contain Torres? There's only one way to find out.
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