Middletown hasn't had much luck against North Smithfield recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Middletown Islanders will challenge the North Smithfield Northmen at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Middletown lost 5-1 to North Providence on Tuesday. The Islanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, North Smithfield was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They came up short against Prout, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Northmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Crusaders are ranked second).
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for North Smithfield, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Middletown skirted past North Smithfield 2-1 in their previous meeting last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown 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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