Cranston East and Exeter-West Greenwich are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Cranston East Thunderbolts will head out on the road to square off against the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cranston East has ten straight victories, Exeter-West Greenwich has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cranston East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Davies Career & Tech, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Cranston East was ranked third). Cranston East blew past Davies Career & Tech 9-1. The result was nothing new for Cranston East, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Isabella Sousa made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. Sousa has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Sousa was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Fatorma, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Samaya Imondi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Exeter-West Greenwich lost 17-1 to Tiverton last Thursday.
Cranston East pushed their record up to 10-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Cranston East took their victory against Exeter-West Greenwich in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cranston East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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