Cumberland is 9-1 against East Providence since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cumberland Clippers will take on the East Providence Townies at 6:30 p.m. Cumberland is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Cumberland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Cumberland was ranked fourth). Cumberland won by a goal and slipped past Barrington 2-1. The result kept the Clippers happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 24th.
Caden Moreira and
Owen Balcarcel scored both of Cumberland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, East Providence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against La Salle Academy, falling 4-0. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Townies struggled afterwards.
Cumberland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. As for East Providence, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Everything went Cumberland's way against East Providence when the teams last played back in September, as Cumberland made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland since the squad 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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