The Mt. Hope Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Hope hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
South Kingstown hit Mt. Hope with a eight-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies came up short against the Rebels, falling 12-1.
Mt. Hope saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anderson Charest, who went 1-for-2 with one run. That hit marked the first that Charest has got this season.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy faced Prout in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Saints fell 10-6 to the Crusaders. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
St. Raphael Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mt. Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Mt. Hope's way against St. Raphael Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2018, as Mt. Hope made off with a 9-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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