On Monday, Coventry faced Cumberland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Coventry Oakers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Cumberland Clippers a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Coventry, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Sage SoareS, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Cumberland off the board. Soares has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Coventry is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Cumberland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.
Coventry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cumberland, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Raphael Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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