The Cranston East Thunderbolts will head out on the road to challenge the Burrillville Broncos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Cranston East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Cranston East was ranked 12th). Cranston East fell just short of St. Raphael Academy by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, the Thunderbolts couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
Yennesis Estremera, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Burrillville put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Johnston onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. That looming 7-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Broncos yet this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cranston East fell to 4-1-1. As for Burrillville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0-2.
Cranston East came up short against Burrillville in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 3-1. Can Cranston East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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