On Monday, Smithfield faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Smithfield Sentinels took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the La Salle Academy Rams. Smithfield has not had much luck with La Salle Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Smithfield got a good showing from Luca Simonelli, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Simonelli has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Smithfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Chamberlin, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Michael Villandry, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On La Salle Academy's side, Matt Destefanis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Bautista, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Aiden Ciprian was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Smithfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for La Salle Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-6.
While Smithfield had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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