The North Smithfield Northmen are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Cranston West Falcons at 6:00 p.m.
North Smithfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cumberland, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (North Smithfield was ranked 20th). North Smithfield lost 3-0 to Cumberland on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Northmen's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Cranston West had just enough and edged East Providence out 2-1 on Saturday. The Falcons found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Cranston West players were handed yellow cards.
Gabriel Fajardo and
Alejandro Molina scored both of Cranston West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
North Smithfield's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Cranston West, their win bumped their record up to 4-7-4.
Everything went North Smithfield's way against Cranston West when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as North Smithfield made off with a 7-2 victory. Does North Smithfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cranston West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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