Baseball Preview: Cranston East Thunderbolts vs. North Kingstown Skippers
The Cranston East Thunderbolts will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:00 p.m. Cranston East will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Cranston East is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Toll Gate (and have done all season long). Cranston East blew past Toll Gate 12-2.
Damien Wholey spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carlos Merejo and Jayden Tolentino did most of the damage at the plate: Merejo went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Tolentino went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Armani Pimentel was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Cranston East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. North Kingstown fell 5-0 to Cranston East. The game marked the first time this year in which North Kingstown was not able to get on the board.
Cranston East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for North Kingstown, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Cranston East beat North Kingstown 5-0 in their previous meeting on Friday. Does Cranston East have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Kingstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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