The Pilgrim Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Smithfield Sentinels at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pilgrim took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Shea. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Haiden Riess and
Alex Rodrigues scored all three of Pilgrim's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smithfield). Their defense stepped up to hand Hope a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Sentinels considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Pilgrim's record now sits at 4-2. As for Smithfield, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Pilgrim came up short against Smithfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pilgrim avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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