The Smithfield Sentinels will square off against the South Kingstown Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Smithfield 3.8, South Kingstown 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked ninth at the time (Smithfield was ranked tenth). The Sentinels came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 6-2 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.
At the plate, Jayden Argenti was excellent, going 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 Moe Villandry, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, South Kingstown waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Falcons. That's two games straight that the Rebels have won by just one run.
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.
Smithfield pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for South Kingstown, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
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