The Rockville Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Coventry Patriots at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Rockville is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Rockville will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Ellington out 5-3.
Meanwhile, Coventry unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Lyme. The game marked the first time this season in which Coventry was not able to get on the board.
Kevin Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Coventry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Spear, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Rockville's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Coventry, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
Rockville came out on top in a nail-biter against Coventry in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Rockville repeat their success, or does Coventry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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