The Blackstone Valley Prep PRIDE will square off against the Middletown Islanders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Middletown better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Blackstone Valley Prep really get things going. Everything went Blackstone Valley Prep's way against Juanita Sanchez Complex on Friday as Blackstone Valley Prep made off with a 5-1 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the PRIDE considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Middletown and Exeter-West Greenwich finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw on Monday. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Alex Nieva was handed one for the Islanders, while the Scarlet Knights got theirs courtesy of Hunter Handley.
The win made it two in a row for Blackstone Valley Prep and bumps their season record up to 10-1-4. Middletown's draw gives them a new season record of 7-5-4.
Blackstone Valley Prep beat Middletown by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blackstone Valley Prep 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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