Soccer Preview: Hope Christian vs. Volcano Vista
The Hope Christian Huskies will stay at home for another game and welcome the Volcano Vista Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Hope Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cottonwood Classical Prep, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Hope Christian was ranked first). Hope Christian never let Cottonwood Classical Prep onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Huskies have won four contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Cottonwood Classical Prep from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Mason Ricker led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Las Cruces on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hope Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Volcano Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Hope Christian skirted past Volcano Vista 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Hope Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Volcano Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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