Soccer Preview: Burrillville vs. Woonsocket
The Burrillville Broncos will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 11:00 a.m. Woonsocket took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Burrillville, who comes in off a win.
Woonsocket better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Burrillville really get things going. Everything went Burrillville's way against Toll Gate on Monday as Burrillville made off with a 5-2 victory. The Broncos found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: four Burrillville players were handed yellow cards.
They hit Toll Gate with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ian Oliver (2),
Jaime Marcotte, and
Hollis Ducharme.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket faced St. Raphael Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Woonsocket took a 6-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Raphael Academy. The contest was a 3-3 toss-up at halftime, but the Villa Novans couldn't quite close it out.
Burrillville's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Woonsocket, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 1-1-1.
Burrillville beat Woonsocket 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Will Burrillville repeat their success, or does Woonsocket have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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