Pilgrim hasn't had much luck against East Greenwich recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pilgrim Patriots will host the East Greenwich Avengers at 5:00 p.m. Pilgrim is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 25th). Pilgrim fell 4-2 to St. Raphael Academy on Monday. One thing that didn't help the Patriots' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Jonathan Lopes.
Jacoby Foster and
Haiden Riess scored both of Pilgrim's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tiverton , sneaking past 2-1.
This is the second loss in a row for Pilgrim and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for East Greenwich, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-0-3 record this season.
Pilgrim came up short against East Greenwich when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Pilgrim have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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