Baseball Preview: Cranston West Falcons vs. Lincoln Lions
Cranston West and Lincoln are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Cranston West Falcons will be playing at home against the Lincoln Lions at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cranston West, who comes in off a win.
Cranston West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Mt. Hope, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Cranston West was ranked 21st). Cranston West won by a run and slipped past Mt. Hope 5-4.
Cranston West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Zarrella, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brendan Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of North Kingstown.
Cranston West's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Cranston West came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Cranston West repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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