The Tiverton Tigers will face off against the Narragansett Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tiverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Tiverton was ranked 25th). Tiverton lost 7-0 to St. Raphael Academy on Wednesday. Tiverton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Narragansett, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Sunday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Prout on Tuesday and snuck past 1-0.
Narragansett got a great performance from Aidan Clancey as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Clancey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zachary Previte, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Tiverton's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Narragansett, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Tiverton skirted past Narragansett 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tiverton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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