Smithfield is 2-8 against Poquoson since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Smithfield Packers will head out on the road to take on the Poquoson Islanders at 4:30 p.m. Smithfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Poquoson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Smithfield is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lafayette just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. The match marked the first time this season in which Smithfield was not able to get on the board.
Smithfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Hedgepeth, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, everything went Poquoson's way against Warhill on Monday as Poquoson made off with a 10-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Poquoson.
Smithfield's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2. As for Poquoson, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Smithfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Poquoson in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smithfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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