Ponaganset has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the North Providence Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ponaganset is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Toll Gate, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Ponaganset was ranked 14th). Ponaganset blew past Toll Gate 4-1 on Tuesday. Considering the Chieftains have won four games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Toll Gate with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Meghan St. Pierre,
Gianna Zarr,
Rylee Lima, and
Anastasia Nearney.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Providence). Everything went their way against Middletown on Tuesday as North Providence made off with a 5-1 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Ponaganset's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for North Providence, they now have a winning record of 5-4-2.
Ponaganset might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from North Providence in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Ponaganset avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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