Tiverton lost against Middletown back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Tiverton Tigers fell 7-3 to the Middletown Islanders. The defeat continues a trend for Tiverton in their matchups with Middletown: they've now lost six in a row.
Tiverton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Garside, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Middletown's side, Evan Levasseur made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Levasseur was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and four runs.
In other batting news, Jacob Mello was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Evan Agren, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Tiverton now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Middletown, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
While Tiverton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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