On Wednesday, Smithfield faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Smithfield Sentinels fell just short of the Coventry Oakers by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Smithfield was not able to get on the board.
Smithfield got a good showing from Luca Simonelli, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Smithfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Bellini, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Bellini has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Smithfield has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Coventry, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season.
Smithfield will head out on the road to square off against Cumberland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Cumberland has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Coventry, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Kingstown at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coventry: 3.9, South Kingstown: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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