The East Greenwich Avengers will challenge the Mt. Hope Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Greenwich will be strutting in after a win while Mt. Hope will be coming in after a loss.
East Greenwich took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 19-2 victory over Central Falls/Blackstone Valley Prep/Achievement First.
Among those leading the charge was Thomas Slater, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope didn't have quite enough to beat Ponaganset on Saturday and fell 10-7. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The win got East Greenwich back to even at 1-1. As for Mt. Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
East Greenwich beat Mt. Hope 17-6 in their previous meeting back in November of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Greenwich since the squad 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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