Smithfield is 0-8 against Pilgrim since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Smithfield Sentinels will head out on the road to square off against the Pilgrim Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Smithfield comes in on four and Pilgrim on five.
Last Tuesday, Smithfield earned a 13-9 victory over East Providence.
The team relied heavily on Madison Kennedy, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyla Oliveira, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Pilgrim narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Chariho 6-4.
Gretchen Dombeck spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. Those ten innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madison Tuirok, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Marin Prest, who went 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBI.
The victory got Smithfield back to even at 6-6. As for Pilgrim, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Smithfield might still be hurting after the 8-1 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 while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Smithfield 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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