The Chariho Chargers will head out to challenge the Cumberland Clippers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Chariho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked first at the time (Chariho was ranked third). The Chargers lost 15-1 to the Rams on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Chargers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Chariho saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Dorgan, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Dorgan has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Cumberland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Westerly, falling 12-3.
Cumberland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Chariho, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Everything went Chariho's way against Cumberland in their previous meeting back in April, as Chariho made off with a 13-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team 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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