Soccer Preview: Moses Brown vs. Barrington
The Moses Brown Quakers will venture away from home to challenge the Barrington Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Barrington is hoping to do what East Providence couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Moses Brown's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Moses Brown's defense stepped up to hand East Providence a 4-0 shutout. Given the Quakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Townies are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Barrington). They put the hurt on St. John the Baptist with a sharp 8-0 win on Sunday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Eagles' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Moses Brown's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Barrington, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3-2.
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