Soccer Preview: Coventry vs. East Providence
The Coventry Oakers will take on the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Prout, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Coventry was ranked ninth). Coventry took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Prout on Saturday. The Oakers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, East Providence and Scituate finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Thursday.
Coventry's loss dropped their record down to 6-2-3. East Providence's draw gives them a new season record of 5-3-2.
Coventry beat East Providence by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Coventry repeat their success, or does East Providence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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