The Hope Blue Wave are taking a road trip to take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Woonsocket will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Hope extended their winning streak to six on Tuesday. The Blue Wave put the hurt on Paul Cuffee with a sharp 11-5 win. 11 seems to be a good number for the Blue Wave as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket entered their tilt with Mt. Pleasant on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Kilties 11-1. That's two games straight that the Villa Novans have won by exactly ten runs.
Braylon Guilbeault made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games he's played.
In other batting news, CJ Bousquet was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Jullian De Jesus was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Woonsocket pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hope, their record now sits at 11-5.
Hope might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Woonsocket in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can the Blue Wave avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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