Coventry faced Portsmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Oakers lost 7-1 to the Patriots. The Oakers haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Coventry saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Lopez, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Coventry's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Portsmouth, they pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, Coventry will head out to square off against East Providence at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Townies' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Oakers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Portsmouth, they have already played their next game, a 5-4 defeat against Mt. Hope on the 15th.
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