Soccer Preview: North Smithfield vs. North Providence
The North Smithfield Northmen will face off against the North Providence Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. North Smithfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
North Smithfield's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Middletown on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Islanders.
Meanwhile, North Providence faced Ponaganset in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. North Providence had just enough and edged Ponaganset out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Ella Intrieri, who's now up to two this season.
North Smithfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for North Providence, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4-2 record this season.
North Smithfield came up short against North Providence when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can North Smithfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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