Soccer Preview: Hug vs. Sparks
The Hug Hawks will face off against the Sparks Railroaders at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hug sitting on five straight victories and Sparks on three.
Hug is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reed, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Hug was ranked second). Hug won by a goal and slipped past Reed 3-2.
Dominick Hernandez and
Juan Duran scored all three of Hug's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Sparks kept a clean sheet against Damonte Ranch on Saturday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. Give the Railroaders' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hug is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-0-3 record this season. As for Sparks, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6-2.
Hug came out on top in a nail-biter against Sparks in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Does Hug have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sparks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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