Falcons
| 04/16/25 @ La Salle Academy | 6 |
| 04/14/25 @ Coventry | 0 |
| 04/10/25 @ St. Mary Academy-Bay View | 20 |
| 04/08/25 @ Westerly | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs Gorham | 14 |
The Cranston West Falcons will face off against the Chariho Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cranston West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Cranston West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked second at the time (Cranston West was ranked seventh). The Falcons took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams on Wednesday. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Siena Nardelli was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Dispirito, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Chariho fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Pilgrim on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 7-4 to the Patriots. The defeat was just more heartbreak for the Chargers, who fell 6-4 when the teams last met back in May of 2024.
Chariho saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Dorgan, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Chariho has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Cranston West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Chariho struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Cranston West's way against Chariho in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, as Cranston West made off with an 11-3 win. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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