The Hope Blue Wave will head out to square off against the Westerly Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hope has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the sixth.
Hope's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mt. Hope on Tuesday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Huskies are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Westerly also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell 2-0 to North Providence on Saturday. One thing that didn't help the Bulldogs' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Jack Mcgovern.
Hope's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Westerly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Hope took their win against Westerly when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. In that matchup, Hope amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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