On Friday, North Smithfield faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Smithfield Northmen took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Kingstown Skippers. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Northmen's Owen Dubuc and the Skippers' Will Buehler and Charlie Hanus were all carded.
North Smithfield dropped their record down to 5-8-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for North Kingstown, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2-2.
North Smithfield didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-0 win against Central on the 15th. North Kingstown has also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Central Falls on the 15th.
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