The Smithfield Sentinels will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Greenwich Avengers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Smithfield was ranked 21st). Smithfield lost 6-0 to La Salle Academy on Monday. Smithfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Greenwich, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over St. Raphael Academy on Monday.
Ava Fairbanks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). Fairbanks has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Fairbanks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Fairbanks wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Margaret Neville, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Smithfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for East Greenwich, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7.
Smithfield took their win against East Greenwich in their previous matchup back in June of 2016 by a conclusive 7-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Greenwich's Cora Geunes, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Smithfield to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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