The Smithfield Packers will head out on the road to square off against the Poquoson Islanders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Poquoson is hoping to do on Wednesday what Lafayette couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Smithfield's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Smithfield's way against Lafayette as Smithfield made off with a 14-1 win.
Meanwhile, Poquoson entered their tilt with Warhill with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 10-3 victory on Monday.
Brooklyn Arneault spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Alyssa Laney was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Jones, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Smithfield's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Poquoson, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Smithfield couldn't quite finish off Poquoson when the teams last played back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arneault, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Now that Smithfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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