Football Preview: Mt. Hope Huskies vs. East Greenwich Avengers
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Mt. Hope is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the East Greenwich Avengers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Hope will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Ponaganset on Saturday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 32-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Mt. Hope fell just short of Ponaganset by a score of 10-7. The Huskies have struggled against the Chieftains recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich didn't have too much trouble with Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First at home on Friday as they won 19-2.
Thomas Slater was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mt. Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Greenwich, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Mt. Hope came up short against East Greenwich when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 17-6. Will Mt. Hope have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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