Hope came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-2 to the Exeter-West Greenwich Knights. The Blue Wave have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Hope saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jerry Gamboa, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double was Gamboa's first of the season.
Hope's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hope will challenge Classical at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Blue Wave will need to watch out since the Lady Purple/Athena have now posted at least ten runs in their last three contests. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they will face off against Tiverton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Tigers have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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