East Providence has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Pilgrim Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
East Providence lost 11-3 to Moses Brown on Thursday.
East Providence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Quinn, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Sentinels onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Pilgrim might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Gretchen Dombeck, who gave up just four hits to keep Smithfield off the board. Dombeck has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Skylar Hawes was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Carli Harker was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
East Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Pilgrim, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
East Providence might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Pilgrim in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dombeck, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that East Providence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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