Baseball Preview: Cranston East Thunderbolts vs. North Kingstown Skippers
Cranston East has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the North Kingstown Skippers on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cranston East: 3.3, North Kingstown: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cranston East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Coventry with a sharp 10-4 victory. The result was nothing new for Cranston East, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jerusalen Leon was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Jayden Tolentino was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Bishop Hendricken in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. North Kingstown lost 7-0 to Bishop Hendricken. The defeat continues a trend for North Kingstown in their matchups with Bishop Hendricken: they've now lost three in a row.
Cranston East has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for North Kingstown, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
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