Soccer Preview: Ponaganset vs. Coventry
The Ponaganset Chieftains are on the road again on Thursday to play the Coventry Oakers. Ponaganset is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.
Ponaganset is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Ponaganset was ranked ninth). Ponaganset and East Providence finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw on Friday. The Chieftains' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Anastasia Nearney, who's now up to 25 this season.
Meanwhile, Coventry has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the first. They played to a draw too, finishing 3-3 against North Smithfield. While a more conclusive result would've been nice, the Oakers got plenty of practice considering the match was the highest-scoring draw the team's played all season.
Ponaganset's draw gives them a new season record of 11-5-1. As for Coventry, they moved theirs to 6-4-7.
Ponaganset skirted past Coventry 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Ponaganset have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coventry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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