Cranston East fell victim to East Providence and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Townies by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbolts in their meetings with the Townies: they've now lost five in a row.
Cranston East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Pimental, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Cranston East's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for East Providence, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Cranston East will square off against rival Cumberland at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, East Providence is set to challenge their familiar foe Lincoln at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Townies 1.9, the Lions 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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