Portsmouth has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Tolman Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Portsmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Portsmouth was ranked sixth). Portsmouth lost 3-0 to South Kingstown on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, the Patriots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Tolman kept a clean sheet against Classical on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Purple.
Portsmouth's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-2. As for Tolman, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9-2.
Everything went Portsmouth's way against Tolman in their previous meeting back in September, as Portsmouth made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth 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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