Softball Preview: Smithfield Sentinels vs. La Salle Academy Rams
Smithfield is 0-10 against La Salle Academy since June of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Smithfield Sentinels will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Salle Academy Rams at 4:00 p.m.
Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Pilgrim, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Smithfield was ranked 21st). Smithfield lost 10-0 to Pilgrim on Saturday. Smithfield's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Smithfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Parrillo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over Chariho.
Hailey Vigneau looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Phoenyx Silva was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Lily Roumelis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Smithfield now has a losing record at 6-7. As for La Salle Academy, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Smithfield suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to La Salle Academy when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vigneau, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Smithfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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