On Monday, Cumberland faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cumberland Clippers fell just short of the Coventry Oakers by a score of 2-0. Cumberland's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
For Coventry's part, not much got past Sage SoareS, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Cumberland off the board. Soares has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Coventry, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Cumberland will head out on the road to take on St. Raphael Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coventry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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