Soccer Preview: Hopewell vs. Quaker Valley
Hopewell has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Quaker Valley Quakers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Hopewell will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Riverside on Saturday. Hopewell blew past Riverside 6-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Riverside with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tommy Armour (2),
Bryce Ray (2), and
Rocco Marcantonio.
Meanwhile, Quaker Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They never let the Golden Eagles onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give the Quakers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hopewell's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Quaker Valley, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.
Hopewell suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Quaker Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hopewell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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