Soccer Preview: Hug vs. Bishop Manogue
Hug has been away from home for three games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Bishop Manogue Miners at 6:45 p.m. Hug is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Hug is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Sparks, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Hug was ranked third). Hug's defense stepped up to hand Sparks a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. The result kept the Hawks happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Osvaldo Sanchez, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Manogue). They put the hurt on Douglas with a sharp 7-0 win on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Miners as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Hug is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-0-3 record this season. As for Bishop Manogue, the win got them back to even at 6-6-1.
Everything went Hug's way against Bishop Manogue when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Hug made off with a 5-0 victory. Will Hug repeat their success, or does Bishop Manogue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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