Soccer Preview: Elkins vs. Hoover
Elkins and Hoover are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2021, but likely not for long. The Elkins Tigers will head out to square off against the Hoover Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Elkins is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Fairmont Senior, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Elkins was ranked ninth). Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Hoover was not quite Winfield's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Generals by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Generals: they've now lost three in a row.
Hoover's goal came courtesy of
Donovan Brown, which was the first he's scored this season.
Elkins' draw makes their record 3-0-1 this season. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
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