The Poquoson Bull Islanders will venture away from home to challenge the Smithfield Packers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Poquoson has ten straight victories, Smithfield has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Poquoson made easy work of Bruton and carried off a 23-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bull Islanders, who have now won ten matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jamestown hit Smithfield with a four-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Packers fell 7-3 to the Eagles. That's two games in a row now that the Packers have lost by exactly four runs.
Smithfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Gilliam, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Poquoson's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Smithfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Everything went Poquoson's way against Smithfield when the teams last played back in April, as Poquoson made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bull Islanders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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