The Coventry Oakers will challenge the Smithfield Sentinels at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Smithfield took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Coventry, who comes in off a win.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked eighth at the time (Coventry was ranked 18th). The Oakers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Townies on Friday, sneaking past 6-5. The win continues a trend for the Oakers in their matchups with the Townies: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Smithfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Hendricken.
Coventry's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-10. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Coventry skirted past Smithfield 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Oakers repeat their success, or do the Sentinels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
