Soccer Recap: Hopewell vs. Avonworth
Hopewell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Avonworth Antelopes, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Antelopes are ranked 102nd).
Hopewell's goal came courtesy of
John Sakson, which was the first he's scored this season.
Hopewell's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Avonworth, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1-1.
Hopewell's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Riverside at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season. As for Avonworth, they will square off against Ellwood City at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Avonworth's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matchups.
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