It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Middletown had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ponaganset Chieftains a 3-0 shutout. The Islanders' winning goal came courtesy of Hugo Lyman.
Middletown's win bumped their record up to 10-7-4. As for Ponaganset, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-8-3.
Middletown will face off against Woonsocket at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Woonsocket will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Middletown surely won't give up without a fight. Ponaganset does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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