The Hope Blue Wave will head out to take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hope will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Classical, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Blue Wave blew past the Purple 14-4 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket faced Tolman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Villa Novans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 7-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Villa Novans in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Hope's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Woonsocket, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Hope might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Woonsocket in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Blue Wave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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