On Tuesday, East Greenwich faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Greenwich Avengers had just enough and edged the Smithfield Sentinels out 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for East Greenwich as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ava Fairbanks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Fairbanks has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Fairbanks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Margaret Neville, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Sarah Levy was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
On Smithfield's side, Lily Riggin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
The victory made it two in a row for East Greenwich and bumps their season record up to 10-7. As for Smithfield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Greenwich will face off against North Kingstown at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Smithfield, they will head out on the road to square off against Prout at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Smithfield is facing Prout at the right time seeing as Prout is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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