The South Kingstown Rebels will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Smithfield Sentinels at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
South Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (South Kingstown was ranked second). South Kingstown fell 8-3 to La Salle Academy on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Smithfield came up short against Pilgrim on Wednesday and fell 5-1.
South Kingstown's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Smithfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8-2.
South Kingstown took their victory against Smithfield when the teams last played back in June of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will South Kingstown repeat their success, or does Smithfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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