Soccer Preview: Hobart vs. Valparaiso
Hobart is 0-5 against Valparaiso since October of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Hobart Brickies will challenge the Valparaiso Vikings at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hobart sitting on eight straight wins and Valparaiso on three.
Hobart is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Portage 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for the Brickies as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Kurah Krucina was the driving force of Hobart's attack as she scored both of Hobart's goals, bringing her season total up to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso kept a clean sheet against Merrillville on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 9-0 win. Considering the Vikings have won seven games by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hobart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. As for Valparaiso, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4-2.
Hobart came up short against Valparaiso in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hobart avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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