After a string of 12 wins, New Kent's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Smithfield Packers by a score of 2-1. New Kent 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 Wednesday.
For Smithfield's part, they got a great performance from Austin Ray as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ray has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Smithfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddax Brown, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
New Kent's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4. As for Smithfield, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
New Kent does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Smithfield, they will head out on the road to challenge Jamestown at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Smithfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Jamestown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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