Soccer Preview: Portsmouth vs. East Providence
The Portsmouth Patriots will face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Portsmouth has three straight victories, East Providence has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Portsmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Portsmouth was ranked fifth). Portsmouth's defense stepped up to hand Cranston West a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Aidan Chen, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, East Providence fell victim to Classical and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Purple by a score of 1-0.
Portsmouth's win bumped their record up to 5-1-2. As for East Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Portsmouth came up short against East Providence in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Portsmouth have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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