Cranston West is 2-8 against La Salle Academy since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cranston West Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the La Salle Academy Rams at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cranston West: 3.9, La Salle Academy: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cranston West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past East Greenwich 1-0.
Not much got past Mia Crudale, who gave up just one hit and racked up six Ks to keep East Greenwich off the board. Crudale has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cranston West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sofia Marella, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Siena Nardelli, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy put another one in the bag on Sunday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against East Greenwich by a score of 5-2.
Hailey Vigneau spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Phoenyx Silva, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Cranston West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for La Salle Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 24-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Cranston West hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like La Salle Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cranston West might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from La Salle Academy when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Salle Academy's Diana Hall, who fired off two home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-4. Now that Cranston West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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