The North Smithfield Northmen will challenge the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Smithfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
While North Smithfield's victory against Classical wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Northmen had just enough and edged out the Purple 3-2 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Northmen have posted since April 17th.
Tyler Albino
| 04/02/25 vs Woonsocket | 4 |
| 04/30/25 vs Davies Career & Tech | 1 |
| 04/19/25 @ Providence Country Day | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Scituate | 1 |
Tyler Albino made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Smithfield is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise. Albino was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Albino wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Pullen, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Yandel Domen also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Exeter-West Greenwich's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 8-4 to Mt. Pleasant.
The victory got North Smithfield back to even at 8-8. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
North Smithfield couldn't quite get it done against Exeter-West Greenwich in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Will the Northmen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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