Portsmouth is a perfect 5-0 against Mt. Hope since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Mt. Hope took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Portsmouth, who comes in off a win.
Portsmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 18th at the time (Portsmouth was ranked 19th). The Patriots blew past the Oakers 7-1 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Oakers: they've now won six in a row.
Emmett Greenwood
| 05/02/25 vs Middletown | 3 |
| 05/14/25 @ Coventry | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Moses Brown | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Smithfield | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ South Kingstown | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
The team relied heavily on Emmett Greenwood, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Portsmouth is 2-1 when Greenwood posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyler Doucet, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Portsmouth kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cumberland.
Mt. Hope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Portsmouth pushed their record up to 6-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Portsmouth's way against Mt. Hope when the teams last played back in April, as Portsmouth made off with a 10-4 victory. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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