Mt. Hope won the last time they faced Portsmouth, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Mt. Hope Huskies walked away with a 10-7 win over the Portsmouth Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Hope.
The team relied heavily on Ava Waddell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sydney Crowell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Portsmouth's side, Kaelyn Mahoney and Barbara Rainey stepped up to the plate in a big way. Mahoney scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Rainey scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Rainey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylyn Aubuchon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Portsmouth was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Hope only hit a.
Mt. Hope's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Portsmouth, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Mt. Hope will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against West Warwick at 4:30 p.m. West Warwick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season. As for Portsmouth, they will be playing at home against Woonsocket at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Portsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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