The Chariho Chargers will square off against the North Smithfield Northmen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Smithfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Chariho, who comes in off a win.
Chariho's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Fitch. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 18th in Rhode Island, while the Falcons are ranked 71st in Connecticut), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield entered their match against South Kingstown on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Smithfield fell just short of South Kingstown by a score of 3-2. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Northmen's Jackson Lanctot and the Rebels' Will Rosenblum and Mikey DeGioia were all carded.
Charlie Lowther and
Cristiano Rodrigues scored both of North Smithfield's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
The win made it two in a row for Chariho and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for North Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Chariho might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from North Smithfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Chariho avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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