Cranston East is 2-8 against Bishop Hendricken since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cranston East Thunderbolts will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Hendricken Hawks at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cranston East: 2.5, Bishop Hendricken: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cranston East is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Mt. Hope 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cranston East considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Damien Wholey looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Edward McClung was a standout: he scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Harrison Fischer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hendricken faced South Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Bishop Hendricken walked away with a 4-1 win over South Kingstown. The victory was familiar territory for Bishop Hendricken who now have five in a row.
The win got Cranston East back to even at 3-3. As for Bishop Hendricken, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Cranston East suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Bishop Hendricken in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Cranston East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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