It's finally time for Howard to settle a conference score, as they gear up for their first in-conference showdown of the season. They will venture away from home to face off against the Mt. Hebron Vikings on Friday. Howard's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Howard is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Urbana on Saturday. The Lions took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks. While losing is never fun, Howard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Urbana are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Mt. Hebron didn't have quite enough to beat Bowie on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Howard's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mt. Hebron, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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