The Pilgrim Patriots will square off against the Mt. Hope Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pilgrim's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pilgrim is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Chariho on Monday. Pilgrim took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chariho. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Chargers are ranked fourth).
Pilgrim's goal came courtesy of
Lorelai Leddy, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Hope). Their defense stepped up to hand Smithfield a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Pilgrim's loss dropped their record down to 1-15-1. As for Mt. Hope, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9.
Pilgrim might still be hurting after the 7-3 defeat they got from Mt. Hope in their previous meeting back in September. Will Pilgrim have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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