The New Hope Indians will square off against the Etowah Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Etowah took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Hope, who comes in off a win.
New Hope is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand North Jackson an 11-0 shutout on Friday. While the Indians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Etowah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Arab.
New Hope has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those five matchups. Etowah's loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went New Hope's way against Etowah in their previous meeting back in February, as New Hope made off with a 5-0 victory. Will New Hope repeat their success, or does Etowah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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