The Mt. Hope Huskies will square off against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mt. Hope will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Mt. Hope is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Mt. Pleasant to the tune of 52-16 on Friday. With that win, the Huskies brought their scoring average up to 28.5 points per game.
Mt. Hope's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Robert Annis, who rushed for 128 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and one TD. Annis' longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Nick Rogers, who gained 152 total yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Hope was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Ben Martel
| 10/17/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 10 |
| 10/09/25 @ Chariho | 10 |
| 10/03/25 @ Pilgrim | 7 |
| 09/26/25 @ East Greenwich | 5 |
| 09/19/25 vs Ponaganset | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
Mt. Hope's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Jordan Tibbetts and Ben Martel, who racked up four sacks between them. Martel has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played. Mt. Hope got some further help from Brody Cavalieri: he made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Cranston East, as they earned their first away win of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Falls on Saturday, sneaking past 16-14.
Mt. Hope's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Cranston East, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Mt. Hope against Cranston East in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-7 victory. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Thunderbolts turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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