Softball Preview: Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties vs. Cranston East Thunderbolts
The Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mount St. Charles Academy is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Central with a sharp 20-5 victory on Monday. The win was familiar territory for Mount St. Charles Academy who now have three in a row.
Meanwhile, Cranston East put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Exeter-West Greenwich onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Cranston East has managed all season.
Lexi Montalban made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Montalban was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Cranston East let Samaya Imondi and Gianna Tocci loose on the outfield. Imondi scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Tocci scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Leanna Garcia, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mount St. Charles Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5-1. As for Cranston East, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Mount St. Charles Academy suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Cranston East in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cranston East's Isabella Sousa, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Mount St. Charles Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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