Softball Preview: East Greenwich Avengers vs. Cranston West Falcons
After two games on the road, East Greenwich is heading back home. They will take on the Cranston West Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (East Greenwich: 3.8, Cranston West: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cumberland, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked 14th). East Greenwich fell just short of Cumberland by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Cranston West had just enough and edged St. Raphael Academy out 4-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cranston West.
Sam Healy was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mia Santomassimo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
East Greenwich's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Cranston West, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
East Greenwich might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Cranston West when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cranston West's Mia Crudale, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that East Greenwich knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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