Soccer Preview: Westerly vs. Hope
The Westerly Bulldogs will challenge the Hope Blue Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Westerly's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against North Providence on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. One thing that didn't help the Bulldogs' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Jack Mcgovern.
Meanwhile, Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Mt. Hope. While losing is never fun, the Blue Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Huskies are ranked tenth).
This is the second loss in a row for Westerly and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Westerly might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Hope when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Westerly was down 3-0.
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