The Hope Blue Wave will square off against the Davies Career & Tech Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hope has given up an average of 13.2 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hope lost 13-5 to Cranston East on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Davies Career & Tech got themselves on the board against Exeter-West Greenwich on Monday, but Exeter-West Greenwich never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Scarlet Knights. Considering the Patriots have won seven matches by more than 11 runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabriella Fisher made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Davies Career & Tech got a big performance out of Kylie Robert, who went 1-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double was Robert's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Darelyn Maldonado, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Davies Career & Tech pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Hope, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8.
Hope suffered a grim 26-0 defeat to Davies Career & Tech when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Blue Wave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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