The Westerly Bulldogs will take on the Scituate Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Westerly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked 11th at the time (Westerly was ranked 19th). The Bulldogs took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Wednesday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Westerly couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Scituate was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell just short of Ponaganset by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Scituate haven't been shut out since back in September.
Westerly's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-9-1. As for Scituate, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-5.
Westerly came out on top in a nail-biter against Scituate when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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