Soccer Preview: Mt. Hope vs. St. Raphael Academy
The Mt. Hope Huskies will head out to square off against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Hope will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Mt. Hope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Tiverton, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Mt. Hope was ranked ninth). Mt. Hope walked away with a 4-2 win over Tiverton on Friday.
Mt. Hope hit Tiverton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Diego Gonzalez (2),
Aidan Hudak, and Hudak.
Despite a strong season so far, St. Raphael Academy has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 4-0 to North Providence on Friday.
Mt. Hope pushed their record up to 6-0-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Raphael Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2-1.
Mt. Hope skirted past St. Raphael Academy 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Hope since the squad 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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