North Kingstown faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Skippers fell just short of the Rams by a score of 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
North Kingstown dropped their record down to 13-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for La Salle Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
North Kingstown will host Smithfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games the Sentinels have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for La Salle Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Bishop Hendricken at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Hawks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Rams' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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