The Cranston East Thunderbolts will challenge the Portsmouth Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Cranston East nor Portsmouth posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Tuesday, Cranston East came up short against Smithfield and fell 4-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbolts in their meetings with the Sentinels: they've now lost three in a row.
Damien Wholey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Patriots took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The Patriots just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Cranston East's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Portsmouth, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Cranston East couldn't quite finish off Portsmouth when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Thunderbolts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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