On Wednesday, Pilgrim faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pilgrim Patriots came out on top against the Smithfield Sentinels by a score of 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pilgrim.
AJ Ferreira spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pilgrim's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chace Roberts, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Nadeau, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Pilgrim is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Smithfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pilgrim will face off against La Salle Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pilgrim: 3.2, La Salle Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Smithfield, they will head out on the road to challenge South Kingstown at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Kingstown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Smithfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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