Smithfield faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Sentinels came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 11-7. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-5 back in March.
Domenic Lombardi
| 05/23/26 vs Cranston West | 6 |
| 05/19/26 vs Cranston East | 4 |
| 05/07/26 vs South Kingstown | 4 |
| 04/07/26 @ East Providence | 4 |
| 05/11/26 @ Barrington | 3 |
Domenic Lombardi looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Jacob Sylvester was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Connor Curtis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and two RBI.
Smithfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Cranston West, they dropped their record down to 10-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Smithfield wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 12-1 defeat against La Salle Academy on the 26th. Cranston West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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