Soccer Preview: Pilgrim vs. Cranston West
The Pilgrim Patriots will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Cranston West Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Pilgrim's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pilgrim and Scituate met for a duel on Wednesday where Pilgrim couldn't get it done. Pilgrim fell just short of Scituate by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Cranston West faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cranston West narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past East Greenwich 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Sarah Pimentel and
Saniyya Chase scored both of Cranston West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Pilgrim's loss dropped their record down to 1-12-1. As for Cranston West, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
Pilgrim beat Cranston West 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pilgrim since the team 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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