The Mt. Hope Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the East Greenwich Avengers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mt. Hope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Mt. Hope was ranked 21st). Mt. Hope fell just short of Barrington by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The game was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but the Huskies couldn't quite close it out.
Sara Nencka and
Thea Jackson scored all three of Mt. Hope's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for East Greenwich's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chariho on Thursday. The loss was the Avengers' first of the season.
Mt. Hope now has a losing record at 1-2. As for East Greenwich, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 1-1-1.
Mt. Hope beat East Greenwich 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Hope since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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