The Cumberland Clippers will be playing at home against the Mt. Hope Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked eighth). Cumberland fell 12-8 to Bishop Hendricken on Monday.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell just short of Moses Brown by a score of 14-13. Even if Mt. Hope couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Mt. Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Cumberland's way against Mt. Hope in their previous matchup on Friday as Cumberland made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Cumberland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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