The Hope Blue Wave will head out to challenge the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hope has given up an average of 13.1 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hope took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Central, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Blue Wave won by a run and slipped past the Knights 14-13. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Wave sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Cranston East faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Thunderbolts came up short against the Eagles, falling 11-1. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Thunderbolts, who until this game were averaging 3.94 runs allowed.
Cranston East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevaeh Fatorma, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Fatorma is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
Cranston East's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Hope, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Hope might still be hurting after the 13-5 loss they got from Cranston East when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Blue Wave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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