Middletown is 0-6 against East Greenwich since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Middletown Islanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Greenwich Avengers at 1:00 p.m.
On Friday, Middletown came up short against Tiverton and fell 8-3.
Jacob Mello was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich faced St. Raphael Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. East Greenwich came out on top against St. Raphael Academy by a score of 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Greenwich.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for East Greenwich, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Middletown might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from East Greenwich in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Middletown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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