East Providence is on a three-game streak of home losses, Central a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The East Providence Townies will host the Central Knights at 6:30 p.m.
East Providence's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Portsmouth on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Patriots. 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 40th, while the Patriots are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Central came into Tuesday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a goal and slipped past Tolman 2-1. Johnsley Hermilus had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Knights.
East Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Central, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7-2.
East Providence skirted past Central 4-3 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will East Providence repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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