The Pilgrim Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Smithfield Sentinels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 22nd). Pilgrim lost 6-0 to South Kingstown on Thursday.
Pilgrim saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Kearns, who scored no runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Smithfield came up short against La Salle Academy on Monday and fell 7-4. Smithfield has struggled against La Salle Academy recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Smithfield also got a good showing from Luca Simonelli, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Simonelli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Pilgrim's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Smithfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pilgrim has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Smithfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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