The Providence Panthers will face off against the Palisades Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Providence will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Butler on Monday. The Panthers blew past the Bulldogs 5-2. Haylee Sudimack had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Providence.
Meanwhile, Palisades was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Ballantyne Ridge. While losing is never fun, Palisades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Ballantyne Ridge are ranked 101st).
Providence is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight matchups. As for Palisades, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Providence's way against Palisades in their previous meeting back in March, as Providence made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pumas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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