Soccer Game Preview: Bauxite vs. Hope

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Previous Games

04/12/24 - Home	5-0 W
03/07/24 - Away	3-0 W
05/04/23 - Home	2-0 W
04/11/23 - Away	1-0 W
04/01/22 - Home	3-1 W
+ 2 more games

Bauxite has gone a perfect 7-0 against Hope recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bauxite Miners will host the Hope Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bauxite has five straight victories, Hope has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Bauxite's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Malvern as Bauxite made off with a 5-0 win. The Miners' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hope faced off against Mena on Tuesday. Hope lost 3-0 to Mena. That's two games in a row now that the Bobcats have lost by exactly three goals.

Bauxite pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five contests. As for Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Everything went Bauxite's way against Hope when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Bauxite made off with a 5-0 win. Does Bauxite have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.