Soccer Game Preview: North Kingstown vs. Cape Henlopen

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 6:15am

Soccer Preview: North Kingstown vs. Cape Henlopen

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The North Kingstown Skippers will challenge the Cape Henlopen Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked eighth). North Kingstown took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Hendricken on Thursday. The Skippers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Cape Henlopen came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Northmen a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.

They hit North Smithfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jack Flynn, Brady Spiegel, and Spiegel.

North Kingstown's loss dropped their record down to 4-2-1. As for Cape Henlopen, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2-1.

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