Barrington is 8-2 against Central since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Barrington Eagles will head out to face off against the Central Knights at 12:15 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Barrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Barrington was ranked 20th). Barrington and Cranston West finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Barrington's goal came courtesy of
Brady Andrew, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to East Providence and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Townies. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Townies recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Barrington's draw makes their record 3-4-3 this season. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-2.
Barrington was able to grind out a solid victory over Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barrington 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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