The Middletown Islanders will face off against the Tiverton Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Middletown nor Tiverton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Middletown came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Narragansett by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The Islanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Middletown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Lisella, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Tiverton's offense. They lost 14-0 to Exeter-West Greenwich on Thursday.
Middletown now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Tiverton, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middletown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tiverton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Middletown couldn't quite get it done against Tiverton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Can the Islanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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