The North Kingstown Skippers will square off against the Barrington Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Kingstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked tenth). North Kingstown walked away with a 3-1 win over East Greenwich on Monday. Maiali Rizzo had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Skippers.
North Kingstown used a slightly different lineup for their bout with East Greenwich. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Sidney St. Louis (80), Alexa Barajas (80), and Maddie Wilkinson (80). The trio had averaged 46, 57.5, and 52.5 minutes respectively before Monday's contest. Barajas made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Barrington kept a clean sheet against Chariho on Monday. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 2-0.
North Kingstown now has a winning record of 3-2-1. As for Barrington, they now have a winning record of 3-2-3.
North Kingstown beat Barrington by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. Will North Kingstown repeat their success, or does Barrington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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