Cranston East had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it four. They lost 10-3 to the East Providence Townies. If the Thunderbolts were looking for revenge after losing 5-4 to the Townies when the teams met back in May of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Joshua Gillen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for East Providence, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On East Providence's side, Kyle Desrosiers and Timothy Robitaille made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Desrosiers struck out ten batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Robitaille struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. At the plate, Desrosiers went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Robitaille got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Robitaille has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Max Correiro was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Dicecco, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Cranston East will head out on the road to take on Cumberland at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Clippers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Thunderbolts' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Providence, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. The Townies are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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