Soccer Preview: Auburn vs. Hoover
Auburn has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Hoover Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Auburn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Montgomery Academy, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Auburn was ranked sixth). Auburn fell just short of Montgomery Academy by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Auburn couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Hoover was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oak Mountain. The shutout was out of character for Hoover seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Auburn's loss dropped their record down to 13-3-3. As for Hoover, they dropped their record down to 9-6-2 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Auburn came up short against Hoover when the teams last played back in March of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Auburn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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