The Middletown Islanders will head out to square off against the Barrington Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Middletown has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Barrington will arrive with five straight wins.
On Wednesday, Middletown came up short against Chariho and fell 8-3.
Middletown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Agren, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Those RBI were Agren's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Barrington faced Moses Brown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Quakers a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Barrington, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Middletown suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Barrington when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Islanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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