by Matthew Jenkins
The Pilgrim Patriots outscored the Narragansett Mariners 3-1 in an exciting showdown at Johnson & Wales University. Blake McEnery got the ball rolling, scoring the first goal of the matchup with a great assist by Sarkis Nasr, giving the Patriots a 1-0 lead heading into the second half. Cheikh Faye soon followed, scoring the second goal of the match. Afterwards, Jack Daigneault topped off the match with a goal set up by Faye that got the Pats up to a 3-0 lead over Narragansett.
The game ended 3-1, giving the Pilgrim Patriots the victory over the Narragansett Mariners. A major force in the game was goalkeeper James Williamson, who went all in, making an incredible 11 saves throughout the course of the game. Due to his incredible performance, Coach Flanders and Coach Daigneault selected him as Player of the Game, highlighting his contributions to the team. After the game, Blake McEnery, the defender who scored the first goal of the game on Tuesday, said that the win was due to “All of us coming together to play as a team”, explaining how coordination is a deciding factor in the outcome of these games. This match delivered the Pilgrim soccer team their sixth win, making them 6-10-2 on the season.
As the Patriots continue their season, they will head back to the Johnson & Wales field as they face the Smithfield Sentinels in a Division 2 matchup on October 20. The Sentinels are the highest-ranked team in the division, standing at an impressive 13-2-1 for the season. Heading into this matchup, forward Mateo Santos says, “The Smithfield team has more than secured their qualification and will want to win, but we need it”, indicating that in order to make the postseason, the Pilgrim Patriots will have to give it all they’ve got in this upcoming matchup.
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