The Mt. Hope Huskies will head out on the road to take on the South Kingstown Rebels at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Mt. Hope after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. Their tough 11-1 defeat to Cranston East might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Mt. Hope has scored all season.
Mt. Hope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Desilets, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, South Kingstown faced Bishop Hendricken in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. South Kingstown took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Hendricken. It was the first time this season that South Kingstown let down their fans at home.
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Hope and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for South Kingstown, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Mt. Hope skirted past South Kingstown 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Hope 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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