Soccer Preview: East Greenwich vs. Westerly
East Greenwich is 8-1 against Westerly since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Greenwich Avengers will host the Westerly Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. East Greenwich's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked eighth). East Greenwich fell just short of North Providence by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Avengers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Westerly's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They came up short against North Smithfield, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Northmen recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Greenwich fell to 8-1-3. As for Westerly, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1.
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