Soccer Preview: East Providence vs. Portsmouth
The East Providence Townies are taking a road trip to challenge the Portsmouth Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Providence has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Portsmouth will arrive with three straight wins.
East Providence's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Classical on Saturday. They fell just short of the Purple by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Portsmouth had just enough and edged Cranston West out 1-0. The Patriots' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Aidan Chen, who's now up to six this season.
East Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Portsmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-2.
East Providence was able to grind out a solid win over Portsmouth in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Providence since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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