Softball Recap: Prout Crusaders vs. Cranston West Falcons
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Prout can now relate to. They fell 4-1 to the Cranston West Falcons on Wednesday. Prout has not had much luck with Cranston West recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lucy Kaiser spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Prout saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Meadow D'Iorio, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Cranston West's side, they also let their pitcher toss all ten innings and she was also dialed-in: Mia Crudale gave up only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Prout's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Cranston West, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Prout does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cranston West, they will take on East Greenwich at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Greenwich: 3.3, Cranston West: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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