Smithfield faced Pilgrim in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Sentinels came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 6-2. The victory was nothing new for the Sentinels as they're now sitting on three straight.
Chase Prata
| 04/22/25 vs Pilgrim | 4 |
| 04/21/24 @ Bishop Hendricken | 3 |
| 05/20/24 vs South Kingstown | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Moses Brown | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Moses Brown | 1 |
Chase Prata made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Luca Simonelli looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Moe Villandry, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base. Sean Dwyer was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Smithfield pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pilgrim, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Smithfield will take on rival North Kingstown at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Pilgrim is set to face off against their familiar foe Portsmouth at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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