The East Greenwich Avengers will face off against the Mt. Hope Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Hope took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Greenwich, who comes in off a win.
East Greenwich took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First with points to spare, taking the game 19-2.
Among those leading the charge was Thomas Slater, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope didn't have quite enough to beat Ponaganset on Saturday and fell 10-7. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The victory got East Greenwich back to even at 1-1. As for Mt. Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
East Greenwich was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Hope when the teams last played back in November of 2018, winning 17-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Greenwich since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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