The New Hope Indians will head out to face off against the Oneonta Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Hope has five straight wins, Oneonta has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
New Hope's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past North Jackson 10-0. Considering New Hope have won ten matches by more than four goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Oneonta fought the good fight in their overtime contest against New Hope last Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 3-2.
New Hope's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 71 goals over those eight games. As for Oneonta, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
New Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Oneonta when the teams last played last Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Hope since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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