Soccer Preview: Lincoln vs. Smithfield
The Lincoln Lions's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Smithfield Sentinels at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Lincoln was ranked 13th). Lincoln put the hurt on St. Raphael Academy with a sharp 4-1 victory last Thursday. The score was close at the half, but the Lions pulled away in the second half with two goals.
They hit St. Raphael Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mason DiDomenico,
Casey Acciardo,
Lucas Donfrancesco, and
Tre Baker.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Smithfield had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Oakers a 4-0 shutout.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-4 record this season. As for Smithfield, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-5.
Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against Smithfield when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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