Hope hasn't had much luck against Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Blue Wave will host the Knights at 4:15 p.m. Hope has given up an average of 15.5 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hope came up short against Davies Career & Tech on Wednesday, falling 16-1.
Meanwhile, Central won against Mt. Pleasant on Monday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Knights didn't even let Narragansett on the board, marking the Knights' second-straight 15-0 shutout. Considering the Knights have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Central's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rayanna Rosario, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They are 9-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory (which was Central's third in a row) raised their record to 10-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Central when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 14-13. Do the Blue Wave have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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