Smithfield is 2-8 against New Kent since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Smithfield Packers will head out on the road to challenge the New Kent Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Smithfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Grafton onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
Not much got past Ty Hedgepeth, who gave up just five hits to keep Grafton off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Brobst, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathan Lamarche II, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Kent came tearing into Wednesday's match with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams and snuck past 2-0.
Smithfield pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for New Kent, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Smithfield came up short against New Kent in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 7-4. Can Smithfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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