Middletown was the 7-3 winner over Tiverton when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Middletown Islanders fell 8-3 to the Tiverton Tigers on Friday.
Jacob Mello made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Middletown dropped their record down to 8-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tiverton, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Middletown will look to defend their home field on Saturday against East Greenwich at 1:00 p.m. East Greenwich's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Middletown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tiverton, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Raphael Academy at 4:00 p.m.
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