La Salle Academy is 8-2 against Cranston West since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The La Salle Academy Rams will face off against the Cranston West Falcons. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with La Salle Academy sitting on 36 straight victories dating back to last season and Cranston West on six.
La Salle Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Cumberland a 10-0 shutout. Considering La Salle Academy has won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
La Salle Academy got a great performance from Hailey Vigneau as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Vigneau has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Diana Hall was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Ring, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cranston West faced Prout in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cranston West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Prout.
Mia Crudale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Nicole Silvestri was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
La Salle Academy pushed their record up to 22-0 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cranston West, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. La Salle Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cranston West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went La Salle Academy's way against Cranston West in their previous meeting on May 2nd as La Salle Academy made off with a 10-4 victory. Does La Salle Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cranston West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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