On Friday, Mt. Hope faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mt. Hope Huskies had just enough and edged the East Greenwich Avengers out 3-2. The Huskies better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Thea Jackson, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Mt. Hope used a slightly different lineup for their bout with East Greenwich. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Lola Silva (80), Miley Boucher (ten), and Jackson (80). The trio had averaged 58.8, six, and 60 minutes respectively before Friday's contest. Jackson made the most of the opportunity, scoring three goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The win got Mt. Hope back to even at 2-2. As for East Greenwich, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2-1.
Mt. Hope will welcome Pilgrim at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Hope is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season. As for East Greenwich, they will square off against Middletown at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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