Cumberland has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the North Smithfield Northmen at 10:30 a.m. Cumberland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Cumberland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged East Providence out 1-0. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Townies are ranked 32nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cumberland's one-goal win came courtesy of
Caden Moreira, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, North Smithfield made sure to put some goals up on the board against Central on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Knights. The result was nothing new for the Northmen, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Cumberland pushed their record up to 11-2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for North Smithfield, their win bumped their record up to 6-8-1.
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