Hope had lost five straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 3-11 to make it six. They fell just short of the Providence Country Day Knights by a score of 1-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Wave of the 7-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
Josh Tejada
| 05/11/26 vs Providence Country Day | 12 |
| 05/02/26 @ Classical | 9 |
| 04/27/26 @ Davies Career & Tech | 9 |
| 04/10/26 vs Mt. Pleasant | 7 |
| 05/07/26 vs Juanita Sanchez Complex | 4 |
| + 4 more games |
Josh Tejada spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. Hope is 2-1 when Tejada posts eight or more strikeouts, but 1-10 otherwise.
As for Providence Country Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Providence Country Day's side, not much got past Ryan Duclos, who gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Hope off the board. Duclos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Providence Country Day's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Medeiros, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base. Medeiros is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Hope is set to take on their familiar foe North Smithfield at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Providence Country Day will challenge rival Classical at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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