After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Mt. Hope is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the East Greenwich Avengers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Hope will head into Saturday's game 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 Huskies haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
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 loss 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 in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, falling 17-6. Will Mt. Hope have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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