The Smithfield Sentinels will head out to square off against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Smithfield was ranked 21st). Smithfield fell 2-0 to North Providence on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cranston East). They blew past Times Squared Academy 9-2 on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Thunderbolts needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Times Squared Academy from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Gabriel Leon led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Smithfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Cranston East, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4-1.
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