North Smithfield has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Classical Purple at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Classical took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Smithfield, who comes in off a win.
North Smithfield will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a six-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Times Squared Academy on Tuesday. North Smithfield narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Times Squared Academy 7-5.
Tyler Albino made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Albino has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Albino was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Daniel Harrison was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Kayden Artruc was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Classical fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against West Warwick on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wizards by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for Classical in their matchups with West Warwick: they've now lost six in a row.
Classical saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allen Espinal, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Lee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Smithfield's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8. As for Classical, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
North Smithfield couldn't quite finish off Classical in their previous meeting back in April and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lee, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that North Smithfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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