The Cumberland Clippers will face off against the Classical Purple at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cumberland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Moses Brown, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked 11th). Cumberland had just enough and edged Moses Brown out 3-2 on Saturday.
Diego Garcia and
Gabriel Soares scored all three of Cumberland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Classical kept a clean sheet against East Providence on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Townies.
Cumberland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Classical, their win bumped their record up to 2-6-1.
Cumberland came out on top in a nail-biter against Classical when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland 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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