Baseball Game Preview: Cranston West Falcons vs. South Kingstown Rebels

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 5:16am

Baseball Preview: Cranston West Falcons vs. South Kingstown Rebels

Cranston West is 0-6 against South Kingstown since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cranston West Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the South Kingstown Rebels at 4:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Cranston West owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Pilgrim 1-0. The win was just what Cranston West needed coming off of a 10-1 loss in their prior matchup.

The result came thanks to Alex Milano's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up eight Ks.

On the hitting side, Cranston West's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dante Piscopiello, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.

Meanwhile, South Kingstown put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Fitch out 5-4.

The win got Cranston West back to even at 1-1. As for South Kingstown, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.

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