The Bishop Hendricken Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Smithfield Sentinels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Smithfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop Hendricken, who comes in off a win.
Bishop Hendricken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Bishop Hendricken was ranked sixth). Bishop Hendricken walked away with a 9-6 win over La Salle Academy on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bishop Hendricken.
The team relied heavily on Cole Camara, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Frank Tillinghast, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Smithfield came up short against Moses Brown on Tuesday and fell 5-2. Smithfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Smithfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaun Dwyer, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bishop Hendricken's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Bishop Hendricken was able to grind out a solid win over Smithfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. Does Bishop Hendricken 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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