On Monday, La Salle Academy faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The La Salle Academy Rams took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Smithfield Sentinels. La Salle Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Smithfield apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
La Salle Academy got a good showing from Cameron Caprio, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Manny Oliver made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ed Walsh, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for La Salle Academy and nudges their season record down to 9-8. As for Smithfield, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-7-2.
La Salle Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against South Kingstown at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Salle Academy: 4, South Kingstown: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Smithfield, they will head out on the road to challenge Pilgrim at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Pilgrim's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Smithfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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