The Scituate Spartans will face off against the Burrillville Broncos on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Scituate is headed into the game without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Cranston East a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Scituate's one-goal win came courtesy of
Austin Simas, who's now up to 13 this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Burrillville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Burrillville who was credited with the victory. Burrillville got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Exeter-West Greenwich's three. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Broncos.
Scituate's win bumped their record up to 17-0-2. As for Burrillville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7-2.
Scituate was able to grind out a solid win over Burrillville in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scituate since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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