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| 05/25/25 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 05/14/25 - Away | 2-12 L |
| 04/24/24 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 05/23/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/22/23 - Away | 17-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
North Smithfield is 8-2 against Hope since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Northmen will look to defend their home field against the Blue Wave at 4:15 p.m. Neither North Smithfield nor Hope posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
North Smithfield lost 10-1 to Exeter-West Greenwich on Tuesday. The Northmen haven't had much luck with the Scarlet Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
North Smithfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Pullen, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Hope's offense. They fell just short of Providence Country Day by a score of 1-0 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Wave have lost by just one run.
Josh Tejada spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has become a key player for Hope: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-10 otherwise.
Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for North Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
North Smithfield got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Hope by a conclusive 8-1 score. Will the Northmen repeat their success, or do the Blue Wave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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