On Wednesday, Cranston East faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cranston East Thunderbolts sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the North Kingstown Skippers. The victory was familiar territory for Cranston East who now have five in a row.
Cranston East got a great performance from John Devine as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Devine has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayden Tolentino was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Kelvin Santos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Cranston East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for North Kingstown, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 12-6.
Cranston East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Kingstown, they will square off against Smithfield on Friday. North Kingstown is facing Smithfield at the right time seeing as Smithfield is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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