Soccer Game Preview: Bishop Hendricken vs. Central Falls

Bishop Hendricken is 8-1 against Central Falls since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bishop Hendricken Hawks will head out to challenge the Central Falls Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Bishop Hendricken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Bishop Hendricken was ranked second). Bishop Hendricken's defense stepped up to hand North Kingstown a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.

Meanwhile, Central Falls was able to grind out a solid win over Central on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. Even though the Warriors got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Jesus Correa Huyke was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.

Central Falls hit Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Densil Franco, Valter Monteiro Teixeria, and Monteiro Teixeria.

Bishop Hendricken pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Central Falls, the win got them back to even at 4-4-1.

Bishop Hendricken beat Central Falls by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Hendricken since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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