On Monday, Cranston East faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cranston East Thunderbolts came out on top against the Cranston West Falcons by a score of 6-1. The victory was familiar territory for Cranston East who now have four in a row.
Damien Wholey tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carlos Merejo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base. Kelvin Santos was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Cranston West's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Barboza, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cranston East is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Cranston West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cranston East will take on North Kingstown at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Kingstown: 2.7, Cranston East: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cranston West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Toll Gate at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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