East Providence had won four straight at home, but on Thursday they bumped their record up to 14-7 to make it five. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Cranston West Falcons. The Townies haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Dylan Annicelli looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because East Providence is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
Brian Rutkowski
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brian Rutkowski, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Aidan Martins was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
As for Cranston West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-14. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly five runs.
On Cranston West's side, Michael Parks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Parks a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
At the plate, Cranston West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Madden, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Coming up, East Providence will challenge Cumberland at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The Clippers will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something the Townies surely won't give up without a fight. Cranston West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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