North Kingstown has gone 7-1-1 against Portsmouth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Kingstown Skippers will look to defend their home pitch against the Portsmouth Patriots at 6:30 p.m. North Kingstown will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, North Kingstown was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln, taking the game 3-1. Given the Skippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Lions are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ellie Bishop and
June Merchant scored all three of North Kingstown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Portsmouth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Ponaganset onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
North Kingstown's win bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for Portsmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Everything went North Kingstown's way against Portsmouth in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as North Kingstown made off with a 4-0 win. Will North Kingstown repeat their success, or does Portsmouth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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