On Friday, Mt. Hope faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mt. Hope Huskies fell just short of the Cranston West Falcons by a score of 5-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mt. Hope of the 6-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
For Cranston West's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Zarrella, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Hope now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Cranston West, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Mt. Hope will face off against Cranston East at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cranston East's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Mt. Hope's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cranston West, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lincoln at 4:45 p.m. Cranston West is facing Lincoln at the right time seeing as Lincoln is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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