Soccer Preview: Elkins vs. Hoover
The Elkins Tigers will head out to challenge the Hoover Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elkins' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Tuesday, Elkins came up short against Bridgeport and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Indians are ranked ninth).
Elkins' goal came courtesy of
Tucker Cutright, who's now up to eight this season.
Despite a strong season so far, Hoover has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Charleston Catholic on Thursday, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by exactly three goals.
Elkins now has a losing record at 7-8-2. As for Hoover, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6-1.
Elkins came up short against Hoover when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Elkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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