Soccer Preview: Hoover vs. Oak Mountain
Hoover is 0-10 against Oak Mountain since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hoover Buccaneers will look to defend their home pitch against the Oak Mountain Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Hoover put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Tuscaloosa County a 10-0 shutout. Given Hoover's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Tuscaloosa County is ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Oak Mountain made sure to put some goals up on the board against Montgomery Academy on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 6-0 win.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-2 record this season. As for Oak Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5-2.
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