Soccer Preview: Mt. Hope vs. Hope
The Mt. Hope Huskies will challenge the Hope Blue Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Hope has three straight victories, Hope has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hope better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mt. Hope really get things going. Mt. Hope was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Westerly on Thursday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mt. Hope hit Westerly with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Aidan Hudak,
Diego Gonzalez,
Thomas Levis, and Levis.
Meanwhile, Hope came up short against Shea on Monday, falling 7-1. The Blue Wave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Mt. Hope is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-0-3 record this season. As for Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Mt. Hope took their win against Hope when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Mt. Hope have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
