The Tolman Tigers will take on the Classical Purple at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Classical took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Tolman, who comes in off a win.
Tolman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Central, who was ranked 19th at the time (Tolman was ranked 25th). The Tigers blew past the Knights 7-1 on Saturday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Classical was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scituate.
Classical saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allen Espinal, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Espinal has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played.
Tolman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Classical, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Tolman couldn't quite get it done against Classical when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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