Portsmouth and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Portsmouth Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Portsmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Portsmouth was ranked 17th). Portsmouth lost 6-0 to Bishop Hendricken on Monday. Portsmouth has struggled against Bishop Hendricken recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Moses Brown by a score of 4-3.
Portsmouth's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Portsmouth came up short against Central in their previous meeting back in June of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Portsmouth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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