Baseball Preview: Cranston East Thunderbolts vs. North Kingstown Skippers
Cranston East is 0-5 against North Kingstown since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cranston East Thunderbolts will be staying on the road to face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cranston East: 3.4, North Kingstown: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Cranston East came up short against Toll Gate and fell 6-3.
Kelvin Santos was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerusalen Leon, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. North Kingstown put the hurt on Cranston West with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for North Kingstown who now have three in a row.
Cranston East's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for North Kingstown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Cranston East might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from North Kingstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Cranston East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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