After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Mt. Hope is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the East Greenwich Avengers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Hope will head into Saturday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Ponaganset on Saturday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 32-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Mt. Hope fell just short of Ponaganset by a score of 10-7. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Chieftains: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich didn't have too much trouble with Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First at home on Friday as they won 19-2.
East Greenwich can attribute much of their success to Thomas Slater, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Slater a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mt. Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Greenwich, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Mt. Hope came up short against East Greenwich when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 17-6. Will Mt. Hope have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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