The Ponaganset Chieftains are on the road again on Tuesday to play the North Smithfield Northmen at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Ponaganset is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Burrillville, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Ponaganset was ranked 12th). Ponaganset was the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Burrillville on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Chieftains, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Burrillville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Christiana Goncalves (2),
Marron Nearney,
Meghan St. Pierre, and
Rylee Lima.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield kept a clean sheet against Davies Career & Tech on Friday. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 5-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Northmen's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Ponaganset has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for North Smithfield, their victory bumped their record up to 3-13-1.
Ponaganset took their win against North Smithfield in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponaganset since the squad 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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