Soccer Preview: Mt. Hope vs. Pilgrim
The Mt. Hope Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Pilgrim Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pilgrim took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Hope, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Hope is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Smithfield 9-0 on Tuesday. Lilliana Redman was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Chariho. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Mt. Hope's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Pilgrim, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15-1.
Everything went Mt. Hope's way against Pilgrim in their previous meeting back in September, as Mt. Hope made off with a 7-3 win. 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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