The Cranston East Thunderbolts will square off against the Middletown Islanders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Cranston East's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scituate on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Cranston East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Scituate are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middletown can now relate to. They lost 5-1 to the Chieftains on Monday. Middletown have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for Cranston East, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8-1.
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