On Saturday, Pilgrim faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pilgrim Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Smithfield Sentinels a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Pilgrim who now have six in a row.
Not much got past Gretchen Dombeck, who gave up just four hits to keep Smithfield off the board. Dombeck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Skylar Hawes was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Madison Tuirok was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Smithfield's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Parrillo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Pilgrim pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Smithfield, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pilgrim will take on East Providence at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pilgrim is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Smithfield, they will be playing at home against La Salle Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. La Salle Academy will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Smithfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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