St. Mary Academy-Bay View lost against Smithfield back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals lost 11-4 to the Smithfield Sentinels. St. Mary Academy-Bay View has struggled against Smithfield recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Smithfield's part, Crystal Cacador made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Cacador has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cacador was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Skyla Oliveira, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Madison Kennedy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Smithfield, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View will head out on the road to square off against North Kingstown at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary Academy-Bay View is facing North Kingstown at the right time seeing as North Kingstown is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Smithfield, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Cumberland at 4:00 p.m. Smithfield will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Cumberland will have lost three straight heading into Monday's game.
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