Soccer Preview: Hopewell vs. Beaver
Hopewell is 0-7 against Beaver since September of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Hopewell Vikings will square off against the Beaver Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Hopewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Hopewell will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Central Valley, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Hopewell never let Central Valley onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Warriors are ranked 70th).
Ronald Bushnell and
Bryce Ray scored both of Hopewell's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Beaver was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They won by a goal and slipped past Keystone Oaks 2-1.
The win was the third in a row for Hopewell, bringing their record for this year to 6-5. As for Beaver, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
