Baseball Preview: Cranston East Thunderbolts vs. Cumberland Clippers
The Cranston East Thunderbolts will be playing at home against the Cumberland Clippers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cranston East: 2.8, Cumberland: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Cranston East came up short against Coventry and fell 4-1.
Cranston East got a good showing from Damien Wholey, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Cranston East saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Merejo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cumberland put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Cranston West by a score of 7-2.
Cranston East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Cumberland, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Cranston East came out on top in a nail-biter against Cumberland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Cranston East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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