Cranston West had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Greenwich Avengers a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Cranston West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mia Crudale made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Crudale has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Crudale was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cranston West got a massive performance out of Sam Healy, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sofia Marella, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On East Greenwich's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Margaret Neville, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Cranston West's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for East Greenwich, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Cranston West will head out on the road to square off against Cumberland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Greenwich, they will be playing at home against West Warwick at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Warwick: 3, East Greenwich: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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