Hope is 2-8 against North Smithfield since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Blue Wave will challenge the Northmen. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hope heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They lost 8-1 to Classical. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Wave have suffered since April 29th.
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Hope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Bernard, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run. Bernard has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield came up short against Woonsocket on Tuesday, falling 11-1. The Northmen haven't had much luck with the Villa Novans recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Hope's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for North Smithfield, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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