Soccer Preview: Smithfield vs. Portsmouth
The Smithfield Sentinels will head out on the road to face off against the Portsmouth Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Smithfield's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 11 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Smithfield's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against North Kingstown on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to the Skippers. While losing is never fun, the Sentinels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Skippers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Portsmouth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Cranston West on Monday.
Smithfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-2. As for Portsmouth, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Smithfield beat Portsmouth 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smithfield since the squad 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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