Baseball Preview: Toll Gate Titans vs. Cranston East Thunderbolts
The Toll Gate Titans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. Toll Gate is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Toll Gate came up short against Bishop Hendricken and fell 10-7.
Toll Gate got a good showing from Andrew Agostinelli, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Dylan Perreault made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Connor Salzillo was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, while Cranston East put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Lincoln. Cranston East won by a run and slipped past Lincoln 1-0.
The result came thanks to John Devine's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Toll Gate's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Cranston East, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Toll Gate was able to grind out a solid win over Cranston East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Toll Gate repeat their success, or does Cranston East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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