Central is 1-9 against North Kingstown since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Central Knights will face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 1:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against North Smithfield on Tuesday. They came up short against the Northmen, falling 5-0. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly five goals.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Moses Brown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The Skippers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 3-10-3. With that draw, North Kingstown's record moves to 10-2-3.
Central might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from North Kingstown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Central was down 6-0.
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