Soccer Preview: North vs. Hoover
North has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Hoover Vikings are set to duel on Wednesday.
North is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Solon last Thursday. North fell 2-0 to Solon. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Comets are ranked 128th).
Meanwhile, Hoover came tearing into last Saturday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Beavers a 4-0 shutout. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Riverside with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Isaac Streb,
Ethan Jones,
Alec McLeod, and
Victor Allbaugh.
North has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13-1 record this season. As for Hoover, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
North came up short against Hoover in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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