Soccer Preview: West Brunswick vs. Hoggard
West Brunswick is 0-10 against Hoggard since October of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The West Brunswick Trojans and the Hoggard Vikings are set to duel.
West Brunswick came up short against New Hanover on Thursday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Wildcats are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Hoggard came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 12 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting South Brunswick from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Jalen Criss led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
This is the second loss in a row for West Brunswick and nudges their season record down to 5-13-1. As for Hoggard, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
West Brunswick might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Hoggard in their previous meeting on October 3rd. Can West Brunswick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
