The East Greenwich Avengers are taking a road trip to take on the Cranston West Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked tenth). East Greenwich never let South Kingstown onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Monday. The score was close at the half, but the Avengers pulled away in the second half with three goals.
They hit South Kingstown with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ella Kauffman,
Mary Murphy,
Claudia Hollingsworth, and
Eva Dufresne.
Meanwhile, Cranston West made easy work of Mt. Hope on Wednesday and carried off a 5-0 victory. That five goal margin sets a new team best for the Falcons this season.
East Greenwich now has a winning record of 5-4-2. As for Cranston West, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
Everything went East Greenwich's way against Cranston West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as East Greenwich made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Greenwich 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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