After being embarrassed on the field to the tune of 13-2, Jackie Robinson West couldn't afford any more missteps in its next game against Rhode Island's Cumberland American squad. And no missteps were taken, as JRW eliminated Cumberland to move on to the 3rd Round of the tournament. Of course, as has been the case with much of West's postseason, things didn't come easy. Pierce Jones started things off by smacking one out of the park to give JRW an early lead. Unfortunately, Josh Houston would commit an error in the bottom of the inning that would allow Cumberland to take a two-run lead. But he ultimately made up for his earlier mistake by both going 3 for 3 on the day with 2 RBI, and pitching a 1-2-3 4th inning. Once Houston retired the side, West scored 2 more runs in the 5th to make the final score 8-7, putting away Cumberland for good and sending them packing back to Rhode Island.
However, this is not the time to get complacent, as they're due back on the field at 6:30 tonight to play a game against Texas. The winner of that game will play in the United States semifinal. As always, best of luck to JRW, and hopefully we'll be back with the next edition talking about a victory. Cheers!
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