After three games on the road, North Kingstown is heading back home. They will square off against the Central Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Moses Brown, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked second). North Kingstown and Moses Brown finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw on Friday. The Skippers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to North Smithfield and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Northmen, falling 5-0. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly five goals.
With that draw, North Kingstown's record moves to 10-2-3. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10-3.
North Kingstown took their win against Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. In that game, North Kingstown amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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