With a playoff game on the line, North Kingstown rose to the challenge on Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the North Kingstown Skippers who were credited with the victory. The North Kingstown Skippers got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to the Portsmouth Patriots's two. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Skippers also won the last time the pair played back in October.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Collin Petrella, who's now up to nine this season.
North Kingstown has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-3 record this season. As for Portsmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-3.
North Kingstown's road trip will continue as they head out to face La Salle Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Kingstown's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Portsmouth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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