Cranston West is 8-2 against Toll Gate since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Cranston West Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Toll Gate Titans at 1:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cranston West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston East, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Cranston West was ranked 20th). Cranston West lost 11-0 to Cranston East on Friday.
Meanwhile, Toll Gate fell victim to North Kingstown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Skippers. Toll Gate just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Jack Colvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Cranston West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Toll Gate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Cranston West was able to grind out a solid victory over Toll Gate in their previous matchup last Friday, winning 9-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Colvin, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cranston West still be able to contain Colvin? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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