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| 05/13/26 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 05/25/25 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 05/14/25 - Away | 2-12 L |
| 04/24/24 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 05/23/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
North Smithfield is 8-2 against Hope since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Northmen will take on the Blue Wave. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
North Smithfield heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Tuesday. They came up short against Woonsocket, falling 11-1. The loss continues a trend for the Northmen in their meetings with the Villa Novans: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Hope suffered their biggest defeat since April 29th on Tuesday. They lost 8-1 to Classical.
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.
North Smithfield now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
North Smithfield skirted past Hope 8-7 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Northmen since the squad 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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