East Providence Townies (East Providence, RI) boosters exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their soccer squad hold off the visiting Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI), 1-0 in a league outing.

The Townies (8-0) will now prepare for their outing against Central (Providence, RI). The Knights enter the Division 1 outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Central was edged by Tolman (Pawtucket, RI), 5-1, in a league outing.

Next up, the Patriots confront the Moses Brown Quakers (Providence, RI) in a Division 1 outing, on Saturday, October 4. Portsmouth will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Quakers enter the outing with a 7-0 record after their 2-1 league win over South Kingstown (Wakefield, RI).