Cranston East had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pilgrim Patriots a 1-0 shutout. For Cranston East, this counts as revenge for the 8-0 loss Pilgrim walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Cranston East got a great performance from John Devine as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Carlos Merejo was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Pilgrim's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chace Roberts, who scored no runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pilgrim's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Cranston East will head out on the road to challenge Smithfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Cranston East has played (dating back to last season) have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Pilgrim, they will head out on the road to take on Cranston West at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cranston West has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Pilgrim will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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