St. Mary Academy-Bay View and Smithfield are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the Smithfield Sentinels at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to Chariho. The matchup marked the first time this season in which St. Mary Academy-Bay View was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Smithfield had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against North Kingstown by a score of 7-4 on Thursday.
Crystal Cacador was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Cacador has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cacador was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Skyla Oliveira was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lily Riggin, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Smithfield, their record is now 3-6.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Smithfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can St. Mary Academy-Bay View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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