Soccer Preview: Point Pleasant vs. Hoover
The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will head out to challenge the Hoover Huskies at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Point Pleasant's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Athens on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Bulldogs. The Big Blacks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hoover waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Patriots. The contest marked the Huskies' most dominant win of the season.
Their offense was hitting Midland Trail from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kaden Shaffer led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Point Pleasant's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Hoover, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1.
Everything went Point Pleasant's way against Hoover in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Point Pleasant made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Pleasant since the team 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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