North Smithfield has gone 8-2 against Middletown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Smithfield Northmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Middletown Islanders at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Smithfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Prout on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Crusaders. 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).
Meanwhile, Middletown came up short against North Providence on Tuesday, falling 5-1. The Islanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Smithfield's defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
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