The Mt. Hope Huskies will challenge the Pilgrim Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Hope is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Mt. Hope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Mt. Hope was ranked eighth). Mt. Hope had just enough and edged Lincoln out 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Huskies were the better team in the second half.
Diego Gonzalez was the driving force of Mt. Hope's attack as he scored both of Mt. Hope's goals, bringing his season total up to nine goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Pilgrim made sure to put some goals up on the board against Toll Gate on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Titans. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Patriots' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Mt. Hope pushed their record up to 10-1-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Pilgrim, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9-2.
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