The Smithfield Sentinels will challenge the North Kingstown Skippers on Friday. Smithfield is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Smithfield was ranked 20th). Smithfield fell 8-5 to East Providence on Wednesday.
Nathan Dorsey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Luke Dwyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cranston East by a score of 5-4.
Smithfield's record now sits at 7-12-2. As for North Kingstown, their record is now 12-6.
Smithfield skirted past North Kingstown 6-5 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smithfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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