Baseball Recap: Cranston East Comes Up Short

Cranston East suffered their closest defeat since May 3rd on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Portsmouth Patriots by a score of 5-3. If the Thunderbolts were looking for revenge after losing 4-2 to the Patriots when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Jeu Leon was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.

Leon wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Torres, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Cranston East has also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for Portsmouth, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-12.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Cranston East is set to challenge their familiar foe Mt. Hope at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Portsmouth will face off against rival Barrington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.