Soccer Preview: Hoover vs. Ripley
The Hoover Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Ripley Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hoover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Sissonville, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Hoover was ranked 15th). Hoover fell just short of Sissonville by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The Huskies' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Ripley waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Irish. The Vikings' winning goal came courtesy of Maddi Vance.
Hoover's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4-1. As for Ripley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
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