The Smithfield Sentinels will head out to take on the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Smithfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Pilgrim, who was ranked 16th at the time (Smithfield was ranked 15th). The Sentinels walked away with a 6-2 win over the Patriots on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Sentinels, who have now won three matches in a row.
Chase Prata
| 04/22/25 vs Pilgrim | 4 |
| 04/21/24 @ Bishop Hendricken | 3 |
| 05/20/24 vs South Kingstown | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Moses Brown | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Moses Brown | 1 |
Chase Prata was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other pitching news, Luca Simonelli looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Moe Villandry, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jake Hopkins, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown came up short against South Kingstown on Tuesday and fell 11-7.
Smithfield now has a winning record of 5-4. As for North Kingstown, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Smithfield might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from North Kingstown in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Sentinels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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