The Central Knights and the Portsmouth Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Central will be strutting in after a win while Portsmouth will be coming in after a defeat.
Central is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Shea on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Portsmouth fell just short of North Kingstown by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Central's win bumped their record up to 3-8-3. As for Portsmouth, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-2-2 record.
Central skirted past Portsmouth 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portsmouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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