Soccer Preview: Ripley vs. Hoover
The Ripley Vikings will square off against the Hoover Huskies 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 hoping to do what St. Joseph Central couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Ripley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ripley's defense stepped up to hand St. Joseph Central a 1-0 shutout. Give the Vikings' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Maddi Vance, who's now up to 24 this season.
Meanwhile, Hoover faced Sissonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Hoover fell just short of Sissonville by a score of 1-0. The Huskies' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Ripley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4-1.
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