On Wednesday, East Providence faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Providence Townies walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Smithfield Sentinels. Winning may never get old, but East Providence sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
For Smithfield's part, Nathan Dorsey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Luke Dwyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
East Providence has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season. As for Smithfield, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12-2.
East Providence will face off against Chariho on Friday. East Providence is facing Chariho at the right time seeing as Chariho is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Smithfield, they will challenge North Kingstown on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
