The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to square off against the Rogers Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Middletown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against St. Raphael Academy on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saints. The match marked the first time this year in which Middletown was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Rogers put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against North Smithfield as Rogers made off with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rogers.
Conor Donahue and Benjamin Borgueta were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Donahue kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Borgueta pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Donahue has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Donahue went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Borgueta scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Carter, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Darren Carter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Middletown dropped their record down to 7-9 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Rogers, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middletown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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