Soccer Preview: Hoover vs. North
Hoover is 3-0 against North since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hoover Vikings will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the North Rangers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Hoover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Hoover's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They put the hurt on Riverside with a sharp 4-0 victory. Considering the Vikings have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Riverside with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Isaac Streb,
Ethan Jones,
Alec McLeod, and
Victor Allbaugh.
Meanwhile, North's game last Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 2-0 to Solon. The loss continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost four in a row.
Hoover pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13-1.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid victory over North in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Hoover repeat their success, or does North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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