Soccer Preview: Tiverton vs. North Providence
Tiverton is 7-0 against North Providence since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tiverton Tigers will look to defend their home pitch against the North Providence Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Tiverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Mt. Hope, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Tiverton was ranked tenth). Tiverton fell 4-2 to Mt. Hope on Monday. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, North Providence was forced to settle for a draw. They and Mt. Hope finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Thursday.
Jonathan Fontlavo and
Sebastian Gutierrez scored both of North Providence's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
The defeat snapped Tiverton's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. North Providence's draw gives them a new season record of 1-2-1.
Tiverton was able to grind out a solid win over North Providence when the teams last played back in September of 2021, winning 3-1. Will Tiverton repeat their success, or does North Providence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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