East Providence is 1-9 against Cumberland since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Providence Townies will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Cumberland Clippers, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
East Providence managed to keep up with La Salle Academy until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. East Providence came up short against La Salle Academy, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Townies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Rams are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Cumberland hasn't lost a match since September 24th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They skirted past Barrington 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Clippers were the better team in the second half.
Caden Moreira and
Owen Balcarcel scored both of Cumberland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Cumberland, they pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
East Providence suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Cumberland in their previous matchup back in September. Will East Providence have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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