The Hopedale Blue Raiders will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Whitinsville Christian Crusaders, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Hopedale headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Douglas let them put that streak behind them. Hopedale blew past Douglas 4-1 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Blue Raiders as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitinsville Christian). Their defense stepped up to hand University Park a 5-0 shutout on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Crusaders needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
They hit University Park with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ethan Hand (2),
Pedro Carvalho,
Thomas Robbins, and
Matthew Taylor.
Hopedale's win bumped their record up to 4-6-2. As for Whitinsville Christian, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
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