Soccer Preview: Scituate vs. Johnston
The Scituate Spartans will face off against the Johnston Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Scituate is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Narragansett onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Give the Spartans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Johnston faced Woonsocket in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Johnston was the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Woonsocket. Steven Vera Vaca was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those eight matches. As for Scituate, their win bumped their record up to 19-0-2.
Everything went Scituate's way against Johnston in their previous matchup back in October, as Scituate made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scituate since the team 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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