Baseball Game Preview: South Kingstown Rebels vs. Smithfield Sentinels

Rebels

Runs

05/07/25 vs Cranston West	2
05/02/25 vs Smithfield	3
04/30/25 @ Pilgrim	6
04/28/25 vs Portsmouth	2
04/25/25 @ East Lyme	2
+ 10 more games

The South Kingstown Rebels will head out to challenge the Smithfield Sentinels at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Kingstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.

South Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 18th at the time (South Kingstown was ranked second). The Rebels sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Falcons on Wednesday. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Jonah Monnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Smithfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over North Providence on Saturday.

Dom Lombardi tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayden Argenti, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Dwyer, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Smithfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for South Kingstown, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.

South Kingstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Smithfield when the teams last played on Friday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.