The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to face off against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Middletown nor Cranston East posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Middletown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Shea get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, Cranston East faced Tiverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Thunderbolts lost 15-0 to the Tigers. The Thunderbolts have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Cranston East's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Middletown, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Middletown might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Cranston East in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Islanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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