Baseball Preview: Toll Gate Titans vs. Cranston West Falcons
Toll Gate is 2-7 against Cranston West since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Toll Gate Titans will be playing at home against the Cranston West Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Cranston West took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Toll Gate, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Toll Gate beat Cranston East 6-3.
Toll Gate got a great performance from Geoffrey Laliberte as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Connor Salzillo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Austin Wheeler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cranston West faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Cranston West lost 7-1 to North Kingstown. The loss continues a trend for Cranston West in their matchups with North Kingstown: they've now lost eight in a row.
Toll Gate's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11. As for Cranston West, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Toll Gate came up short against Cranston West when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 11-8. Thankfully for Toll Gate, Luciano Leone (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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