The Whitinsville Christian Crusaders will venture away from home to take on the Hopedale Blue Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Whitinsville Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand University Park a 5-0 shutout. That five goal margin sets a new team best for the Crusaders this season.
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.
Meanwhile, Hopedale's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against Douglas as Hopedale made off with a 4-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Blue Raiders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
With the victory, Whitinsville Christian broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-9. As for Hopedale, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6-2 record.
Whitinsville Christian beat Hopedale by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitinsville Christian since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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