Softball Recap: Moses Brown Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Smithfield

Moses Brown faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Quakers fell just short of the Sentinels by a score of 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Abby DeWolf was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with one run. Coco Medeiros was another key player, going 1-for-5 with two RBI and one run.

Moses Brown has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Smithfield, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Moses Brown will venture away from home to challenge St. Mary Academy-Bay View at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Quakers are facing the Bengals at the right time seeing as the Bengals are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Smithfield, they will square off against North Kingstown at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Skippers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.75 runs per game on average), something the Sentinels will no doubt try to take advantage of.