The East Greenwich Avengers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Shea Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Greenwich's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
East Greenwich's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Westerly 1-0. The Avengers' winning goal came courtesy of Owen Monaghan.
Meanwhile, Shea faced North Providence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Shea narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Providence 2-1.
Shea used a slightly different lineup for their bout with North Providence. Brian Arias played for 80 minutes having averaged 53 this season. Kaua Rodrigues made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
East Greenwich has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-3 record this season. As for Shea, they pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
East Greenwich took their win against Shea when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does East Greenwich have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shea turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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