Baseball Recap: Cranston East's loss ends four-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 6:50pm

Baseball Recap: Cranston East Thunderbolts vs. Portsmouth Patriots

On Friday, Cranston East faced Portsmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cranston East Thunderbolts fell just short of the Portsmouth Patriots by a score of 4-2. Cranston East's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Carlos Merejo and Jayden Tolentino did some serious damage despite the final result: Merejo went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Tolentino went 1-for-2 with a home run.

Cranston East's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Portsmouth, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

Cranston East didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 win vs. Lincoln on the 4th. As for Portsmouth, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop Hendricken at 4:30 p.m.

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