The Nantucket Whalers will square off against the O'Bryant Tigers at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Nantucket made easy work of Rising Tide and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Whalers in their matchups with Rising Tide: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, O'Bryant had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Excel Academy Charter with a sharp 12-1 victory on Thursday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by nine runs or more this season.
Kai Hosokawa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hosokawa was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Jaelan Villar looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Hanleix Santana Perez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Anderson Sweeney was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
O'Bryant's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Nantucket, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Nantucket came out on top in a nail-biter against O'Bryant when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Whalers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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