The Tiverton Tigers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Shea Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Tiverton had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Rogers. Tiverton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tiverton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eilish Condon, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Shea's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 14-4 to Hope.
Laurel Christian made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Luzmarie Quiles was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Tiverton's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Shea, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Tiverton was able to grind out a solid victory over Shea in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shea's Janayah Gordon, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tiverton still be able to contain Gordon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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