Baseball Game Preview: East Providence Townies vs. Cranston West Falcons

The East Providence Townies will take on the Cranston West Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Cranston West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cumberland, who was ranked fifth at the time (East Providence was ranked third). The Townies fell just short of the Clippers by a score of 6-5 on Monday.

Aidan Martins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs. Max Correiro was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Cranston West came up short against La Salle Academy on Monday and fell 4-1. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost four in a row.

Alex Milano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. Cranston West is 2-1 when Milano allows three or fewer earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise.

At the plate, Cranston West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Barboza, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Cranston West's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for East Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.

East Providence took their victory against Cranston West in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Townies repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.