Baseball Preview: Prout Crusaders vs. East Providence Townies
The Prout Crusaders will be playing at home against the East Providence Townies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Friday, everything went Prout's way against Ponaganset as Prout made off with a 9-2 win.
Cam Randall made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Randall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derek Gesmondi, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Reid Klug, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Providence put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Narragansett 8-2. The result was nothing new for East Providence, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Prout's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for East Providence, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Prout came up short against East Providence in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Will Prout have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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