The Coventry Oakers will square off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Prout, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Coventry was ranked ninth). Coventry fell 3-1 to Prout on Saturday. The Oakers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Lianna MacPhee, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, East Providence and Scituate finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw on Thursday.
Coventry's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2-3. With that draw, East Providence's record moves to 5-3-2.
Coventry beat East Providence by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-1. Does Coventry have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Providence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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