The Hope Blue Wave will venture away from home to take on the North Smithfield Northmen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hope has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while North Smithfield will arrive with six straight victories.
Hope's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout on Saturday. They lost 20-0 to Exeter-West Greenwich/Prout.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield's offense rose to the challenge against a Mariners defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Saturday. The Northmen came out on top against Narragansett by a score of 35-28.
North Smithfield's win came from a few key players Hope will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Stark, who picked up 55 receiving yards and four TDs. Those four receiving touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Ben Black was another key player, throwing for 244 yards and four touchdowns.
North Smithfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Corriveau and Devin Brotka.
Hope's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for North Smithfield, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
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