The Chatham Anglers extended their unbeaten streak to five games as they continued to reverse their early-season form.

The Anglers faced off against the Bourne Braves in a rematch from Opening Day that saw the Braves taking the win 5-1.

Chatham manager Dennis Cook had a disheartening start to his second season at the helm of the Anglers losing their first four games. Now, Cook has the team on the right path, sitting 4-4-1 after the eight inning draw against the Braves.

Cook is looking to build off last season when the first-time manager finished fifth in the division, just missing the postseason. Cook’s main objective for 2026 is to bring playoff baseball back to Veterans Field.

"It's still super early, but our kids are playing hard,” Cook said. “Tonight, we got one hit and ended up getting a tie. I feel like that's like a win tonight.”

Chatham hasn’t won a playoff series since then-manager Tom Holliday brought the Anglers to the Championship where they lost to the Wareham Gatemen in 2018.

Cook wants to be the manager to bring a title back to Veterans Field. In the dugout, a lone poster is up with a championship ring depicted on it, their primary goal.

The bats have been hot for the A’s with four hitters hitting above .375. Connor Shouse, Rob Rispoli, Jacob Parker, and week 1 player of the week Gabe Fraser, are currently hitting .387, .400, .417 and .423 respectively.

Chatham’s .256 team batting average is good for best on the Cape and Cook is not surprised by their quick production at the plate.

"It's very simple,” Cook said. “We compete every pitch, every at-bat, every inning, whether we're hitting or pitching."

Last night’s result was the inverse of the firepower Veterans Field has been getting accustomed to. The score remained tied in a 0-0 stalemate through five innings before Bourne opened up the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly from Luke Costello.

Although Chatham’s offense has made headlines, they have been just as productive on the mound. The pitching staff has only let up 50 hits so far, second only to the Bourne Braves’ 44. One pitcher leading that charge is Angel Cervantes.

Although only 18, Cervantes has already built a boatload of experience in his young career.

"We thought Angel would keep them in check. I think all of our starters have got a chance to keep people in check,” Cook said. “I feel really good about our starting rotation, and they continue to do what they're doing, give us a chance to win every night."

Cervantes was drafted out of Earl Warren High School in Downey, California, by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2025 Draft. Cervantes turned down the selection to pitch at UCLA. The California native started in 15 of his 19 contests building an impressive 4.17 ERA in his freshman year.

"My coach told me at the beginning of the season that depending on how my season went and the innings I threw, I was going to go to Chatham,” Cervantes said. "I was hearing about the Cape and how it's like the summer World Series, it's baseball heaven."

Angel feels right at home in the baseball heaven that is the Cape League.

Last Tuesday, Cervantes threw five no-hit innings with six strikeouts. Against Bourne, Cervantes again kept opponents off the scoreboard, tossing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts for his second outing of the summer.

"It feels good. I'm always trying to give my team a chance,” Cervantes said. “Obviously today I did, and our bats were a little cold, but we'll pick it up just like we did the last couple games."

Cervantes and Bourne starter Will Whelan kept it scoreless through five innings. Whelan, the Minnesota Golden Gopher and Minnesota native, is playing with the Braves for the second straight season.

Whelan posted a 1.31 ERA as a reliever last summer and has been effective as a starter this summer, posting a 1.13 ERA through his first two outings.

Whelan held his no-hitter through five innings keeping the Incandescent Anglers offense at bay.

As the pitching duel carried on, the red-hot Anglers sizzled and cooled off as the rain began to pour down.

The affair evolved into a small-ball battle as the conditions forced both teams into desperate measures.

The Braves’ bullpen faltered in the rain, struggling to find command as multiple hitters reached without a strike being thrown. The downpour wiped away any consistency, and control quickly disappeared on the mound.

The Anglers fit right into their nautical environment as Chatham fired back in the rain.

A risky pick-off move sent Angler Cooper Neville scrambling all the way home from first base in what turned out to be the final run of the game.

With the game tied 1-1 and rain continuing to fall, the contest was called at the end of the eighth inning. It didn’t take a lot of convincing for the umpires to find a decision.

Chatham escaped the battling Braves with its unbeaten streak intact, extending its early-season turnaround and continuing its climb up the Cape League power rankings as Cook’s second season begins to take shape.