Exeter-West Greenwich and Hope are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hope Blue Wave at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. 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.
On Tuesday, Exeter-West Greenwich didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Pleasant and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Exeter-West Greenwich in their matchups with Mt. Pleasant: they've now lost three in a row.
Exeter-West Greenwich saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Landy, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hope lost 9-1 to Tolman on Saturday. Hope has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Exeter-West Greenwich's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Hope's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Exeter-West Greenwich has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for Hope, though, as they've only averaged .318. Will they be able to contain Exeter-West Greenwich's hitters?
Exeter-West Greenwich took their victory against Hope in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 13-1. Does Exeter-West Greenwich have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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