The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to take on the Portsmouth Patriots at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Middletown will be strutting in after a win while Portsmouth will be coming in after a defeat.
Middletown took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against East Greenwich, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Islanders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Avengers on Tuesday, sneaking past 8-7. The Islanders' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Noah Travers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Evan LeVasseur was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Patriots lost 10-4 to the Sentinels.
Portsmouth saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Casey Cord, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was Cord's first of the season. Another was Emmett Greenwood, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Portsmouth's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Middletown, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Middletown came up short against Portsmouth when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 11-8. Can the Islanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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