Soccer Preview: Hoggard vs. D.H. Conley
The Hoggard Vikings are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the D.H. Conley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoggard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Hoggard is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Holly Springs just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Hawks. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Vikings came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 65th).
Hoggard's goal came courtesy of
Angel Zelaya, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, D.H. Conley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Rolesville. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Vikings struggled afterwards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hoggard fell to 3-1. As for D.H. Conley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Hoggard's way against D.H. Conley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Hoggard made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoggard since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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