Soccer Preview: East Greenwich vs. South Kingstown
East Greenwich and South Kingstown are an even 4-4-2 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The East Greenwich Avengers will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Kingstown Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Kingstown took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on East Greenwich, who comes in off a win.
East Greenwich's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Smithfield. Considering the Avengers have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Smithfield with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kate Monaghan,
Mary Murphy,
Eva Dufresne, and
Ella Kauffman.
Meanwhile, South Kingstown faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. South Kingstown took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Salle Academy. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Rebels couldn't quite close it out.
East Greenwich has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-2 record this season. As for South Kingstown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12-3 record this season.
East Greenwich took their victory against South Kingstown in their previous meeting on October 7th by a conclusive 4-0. Does East Greenwich have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Kingstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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