The North Kingstown Skippers will take on the Pilgrim Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Kingstown has five straight wins, Pilgrim has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked fifth). North Kingstown's defense stepped up to hand Portsmouth a 2-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that the Skippers have won by exactly two goals.
Alexa Barajas and
Ellie Tighe scored both of North Kingstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim came up short against Lincoln on Thursday and fell 3-1.
North Kingstown's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2-1. As for Pilgrim, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
North Kingstown took their win against Pilgrim in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 5-0. Does North Kingstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pilgrim turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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