Soccer Preview: Nitro vs. Hoover
Nitro and Hoover are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Nitro Wildcats will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Hoover Huskies, where kickoff is scheduled at 8:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Nitro's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Riverside as Nitro made off with a 10-0 win. It was an even better day for Bodie Jordan as he scored four goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Hoover came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers 9-0. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won ten contests by four goals or more so far this season.
Nitro's victory bumped their record up to 6-10-1. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
Nitro took their win against Hoover in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. Will Nitro repeat their success, or does Hoover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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