Soccer Preview: Cranston West vs. North Smithfield
The Cranston West Falcons will challenge the North Smithfield Northmen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cranston West is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
On Saturday, Cranston West narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past East Providence 2-1. The Falcons found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Cranston West players were handed yellow cards.
Gabriel Fajardo and
Alejandro Molina scored both of Cranston West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield faced Cumberland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. North Smithfield came up short against Cumberland, falling 3-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Northmen's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cranston West's victory bumped their record up to 4-7-4. As for North Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Cranston West suffered a grim 7-2 defeat to North Smithfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cranston West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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