The East Providence Townies's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Cranston West Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Providence's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
East Providence is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cumberland on Thursday. East Providence fell just short of Cumberland by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Townies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Clippers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Cranston West kept a clean sheet against Cranston East on Sunday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Thunderbolts 1-0. The win was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Adam Morello, which was the first he's scored this season.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1. As for Cranston West, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6-4.
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