Cranston East owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lincoln Lions and snuck past 1-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cranston East also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Not much got past John Devine, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Lincoln off the board. Devine has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Lincoln's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Lee, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cranston East is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Lincoln, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8.
Cranston East will head out on the road to take on Toll Gate at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cranston East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Toll Gate's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincoln, they will be playing at home against Cumberland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln is facing Cumberland at the right time seeing as Cumberland is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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