Ponaganset and East Providence are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Ponaganset Chieftains will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:30 p.m. Ponaganset knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully East Providence likes a good challenge.
Ponaganset's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North Smithfield with a sharp 7-0 victory. Considering the Chieftains have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting North Smithfield from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meghan St. Pierre led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, East Providence faced Moses Brown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Neither East Providence nor Moses Brown could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Ponaganset pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. East Providence's draw makes their record 7-4-4 this season.
Ponaganset beat East Providence 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Ponaganset repeat their success, or does East Providence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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