The Cumberland Clippers will head out on the road to challenge the Coventry Oakers at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Cumberland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Coventry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked 11th at the time (Cumberland was ranked fourth). The Clippers lost 8-1 to the Eagles on Wednesday. The match marked the Clippers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Cumberland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Hurteau, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hurteau also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coventry, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Cranston East on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Coventry moved to 3-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Cumberland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-1.
Cumberland took their win against Coventry in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Clippers 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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