Baseball Preview: Coventry Oakers vs. Cranston West Falcons
The Coventry Oakers will be playing at home against the Cranston West Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Coventry was ranked 12th). Coventry lost 12-0 to La Salle Academy on Saturday. It was the first time this season that Coventry let down their fans at home.
Cranston West lost 13-3 to Bishop Hendricken on Saturday. Cranston West has struggled against Bishop Hendricken recently, as their match on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cranston West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George Threats, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Coventry's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5-1. As for Cranston West, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Coventry's way against Cranston West when the teams last played last Thursday as Coventry made off with a 7-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cranston West's Corey Blanchette, who tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Coventry still be able to contain Blanchette? There's only one way to find out.
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