The Pilgrim Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Mt. Hope Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Burrillville, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 15th). Pilgrim was outmatched by Burrillville on the road and fell 49-21. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mt. Hope, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They never let East Greenwich onto the board and left with a 20-0 win on Friday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Huskies were the (much) better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mt. Hope to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerry Pimental, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. Zachary Borges was another key back, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Hope was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Greenwich only rushed for 11.
One reason for the win was Mt. Hope's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Robert Annis with two.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pilgrim fell to 2-1. As for Mt. Hope, they pushed their record up to 1-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Pilgrim's way against Mt. Hope in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Pilgrim made off with a 20-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pilgrim 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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