Moses Brown is 6-1 against Smithfield since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Moses Brown Quakers will be playing at home against the Smithfield Sentinels at 4:45 p.m. Neither Moses Brown nor Smithfield posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Moses Brown will head into Saturday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat La Salle Academy on Saturday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Wednesday. Moses Brown fell just short of La Salle Academy by a score of 3-1. Moses Brown has struggled against La Salle Academy recently, as their match on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Anna Costello spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Moses Brown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Salle Academy only tossed ten.
Meanwhile, Smithfield faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Smithfield lost 9-1 to Chariho. Smithfield's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Smithfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Crystal Cacador, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Moses Brown's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Smithfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Moses Brown came out on top in a nail-biter against Smithfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Does Moses Brown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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