Soccer Game Preview: Middletown vs. Cranston East

The Middletown Islanders will venture away from home to square off against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Middletown has given up an average of 2.6 goals per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Middletown heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Monday. They lost 5-1 to Ponaganset. Middletown have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Cranston East's offense. They fell 2-0 to Scituate on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Cranston East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Scituate are ranked fifth).

Cranston East's loss dropped their record down to 12-8-1. As for Middletown, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1.