Middletown won the last time they faced St. Raphael Academy, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Middletown Islanders narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the St. Raphael Academy Saints 6-5.
Evan Levasseur made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Levasseur was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Mello, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Middletown's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for St. Raphael Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Middletown will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Raphael Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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