Soccer Preview: Mt. Hope vs. Tiverton
The Mt. Hope Huskies will face off against the Tiverton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Mt. Hope is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Hope onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Blue Wave are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mt. Hope's offense was hitting Hope from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Mohsin Khan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Tiverton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Rogers on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three matches by three goals or more so far this season.
The win for Mt. Hope keeps them at an undefeated 5-0-3. As for Tiverton, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Mt. Hope beat Tiverton 4-2 in their previous matchup last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Hope since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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