The Barrington Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Mt. Hope Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barrington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Mt. Hope's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Barrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked 19th at the time (Barrington was ranked 17th). The Eagles came out on top against the Skippers by a score of 4-0 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Hendricken.
Will Francis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Steven Heilborn also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Barrington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Mt. Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Barrington got the 'W' when the teams last played on April 4th against Mt. Hope by a conclusive 10-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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