On Tuesday, Shea faced Mt. Hope in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shea Raiders' defense stepped up to hand the Mt. Hope Huskies a 2-0 shutout. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Keba Konte was handed one for the Raiders, while the Huskies got theirs courtesy of Aidan Pereira.
Cristhian Rivero and
Diogo Alfama scored both of Shea's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
The win was the seventh in a row for Shea, bringing their record for this year to 8-1-1. As for Mt. Hope, the defeat snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-1-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shea and Central are set to duel on Thursday. Shea is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Mt. Hope, they will challenge Coventry at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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