The Cranston West Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the East Providence Townies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
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 fourth at the time (Cranston West was ranked 17th). The Falcons took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams on Monday. The Falcons have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Alex Milano
| 04/01/25 @ Smithfield | 5 |
| 04/10/25 vs Barrington | 3 |
| 04/19/25 vs Coventry | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs La Salle Academy | 1 |
Alex Milano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. Cranston West is 2-1 when Milano allows three or fewer earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
At the plate, Cranston West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Barboza, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, East Providence didn't have quite enough to beat Cumberland on Monday and fell 6-5.
Aidan Martins was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Brian Rutkowski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
East Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Cranston West, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Cranston West might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from East Providence in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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