The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to square off against the Chariho Chargers at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Middletown owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They came out on top against Narragansett by a score of 4-0. Four seems to be a good number for Middletown as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Evan Agren was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Agren was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Levasseur, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Chariho was handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Tiverton on Saturday. Chariho was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Tiverton. Chariho's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The win got Middletown back to even at 2-2. As for Chariho, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Middletown's way against Chariho in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Middletown made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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