Having just played yesterday, the Hope Blue Wave will head out on the road to face off against the Mt. Pleasant Kilties at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hope has five straight victories, Mt. Pleasant has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Hope against Achievement First Providence as the squad secured a 57-9 win. The Blue Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 48 points or more this season.
Hope's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jorday Johnson led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Hope's points. Jaray Washington was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant ended up a good deal behind Burrillville on Thursday and lost 54-37.
Hope pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Hope was dealt a bruising 68-16 loss at the hands of Mt. Pleasant when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Can Hope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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