After four games on the road, Chariho is heading back home. They will take on the Smithfield Sentinels at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Chariho fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Pilgrim on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 5-4. Chariho has not had much luck with Pilgrim recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Adriana Jeannenot spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up ten Ks. Those 8.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Chariho saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Kocab, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Dorgan, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Chariho didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pilgrim only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Smithfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Prout.
Maddie Bose and Skyla Oliveira did some serious damage despite the final result: Bose went 1-for-1 with two runs and a triple, while Oliveira scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Chariho's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Smithfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Chariho came up short against Smithfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Chariho avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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