Soccer Preview: Hopewell vs. Chambers
Hopewell has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Chambers Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Hopewell sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over West Charlotte. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Lions are ranked 539th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hopewell hit West Charlotte with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ethan Hicks,
Alejandro Morales Cedillo, and Morales Cedillo.
Meanwhile, Chambers hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. They never let Harding University onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Considering the Cougars have won five contests by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hopewell's victory bumped their record up to 8-1-2. As for Chambers, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-0-3 record this season.
Everything went Hopewell's way against Chambers in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Hopewell made off with a 5-0 win. Will Hopewell repeat their success, or does Chambers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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