The Coventry Oakers will challenge the Westerly Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Toll Gate, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Coventry was ranked ninth). Coventry lost 6-2 to Toll Gate on Monday.
Gracyn Capuano and
Mia Bucacci scored both of Coventry's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Westerly can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Neither they nor Norwich Free Academy could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs as the squad haven't won a game since September 26th.
Coventry's loss dropped their record down to 6-3-5. Westerly's draw gives them a new season record of 8-8-1.
Coventry beat Westerly 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coventry since the team 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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