New Kent is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Smithfield is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Kent Trojans will take on the Smithfield Packers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (New Kent: 2.4, Smithfield: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Kent's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Lafayette.
Meanwhile, Smithfield stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Grafton with a sharp 8-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Ty Hedgepeth's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Evan Brobst, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Kelson Sowden was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
New Kent has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Smithfield, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
New Kent beat Smithfield 7-4 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Will New Kent repeat their success, or does Smithfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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