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| 04/19/24 - Away | 1-9 L |
| 04/22/23 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 05/13/21 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 05/14/18 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/23/17 - Away | 4-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Middletown and North Providence are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Islanders will challenge the Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The last three games Middletown has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: West Warwick, who was ranked fourth at the time (Middletown was ranked 14th). The Islanders skirted past the Wizards 2-1.
Middletown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Travers, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Travers a new career-high. Evan LeVasseur also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, North Providence strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Ponaganset. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Ronnie Paux, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tyler Linehan, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one stolen base.
North Providence pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Middletown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middletown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Providence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Middletown might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from North Providence in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Islanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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