Mt. Hope has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Smithfield Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mt. Hope's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four games.
Mt. Hope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Mt. Hope was ranked seventh). Mt. Hope came out on top against St. Raphael Academy by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly two goals.
They hit St. Raphael Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Thomas Levis (2),
Aidan Pereira, and
Maddox Canario.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Smithfield was forced to settle for a draw. They and Westerly finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Mt. Hope's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0-3. Smithfield's draw gives them a new season record of 6-3-1.
Mt. Hope was able to grind out a solid victory over Smithfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, winning 2-0. Will Mt. Hope repeat their success, or does Smithfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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