Softball Recap: Smithfield Wins High-Profile Matchup Against East Providence

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Previous Games

04/03/25 - Away	10-1 W
05/07/24 - Away	13-9 W
04/01/24 - Home	7-6 W
05/24/23 - Home	0-1 L
04/18/23 - Away	3-6 L
+ 5 more games

Smithfield faced East Providence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Sentinels put the hurt on the Townies with a sharp 10-1 victory. The Sentinels haven't had any issues with the Townies recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Crystal Cacador made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Cacador was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Riggin, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Bose, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Smithfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Providence only managed two hits.

The victory got Smithfield back to even at 1-1. As for East Providence, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.

Smithfield has already played their next game, a 13-1 win against Scituate on the 5th. As for East Providence, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 14-0 defeat against Chariho on the 8th.