Mt. Hope is 0-5 against Portsmouth since April of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Patriots at 4:30 p.m.
Mt. Hope is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cumberland.
Mt. Hope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Patriots blew past the Oakers 7-1. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Oakers: they've now won six in a row.
Emmett Greenwood was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Portsmouth's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Tyler Doucet, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Portsmouth kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.
Portsmouth pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Mt. Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Mt. Hope might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from Portsmouth when the teams last played back in April. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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