Soccer Preview: East Greenwich vs. North Kingstown
East Greenwich is 0-10 against North Kingstown since October of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The East Greenwich Avengers will square off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 1:00 p.m. East Greenwich is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
East Greenwich is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Kingstown as East Greenwich made off with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Avengers have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit South Kingstown with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ella Kauffman (2),
Lauren Elevado, and
Eva Dufresne.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The Skippers' defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
East Greenwich is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-2 record this season. With that draw, North Kingstown's record moves to 12-2-2.
East Greenwich came up short against North Kingstown in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can East Greenwich avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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