The Hope Bobcats will head out to take on the Arkadelphia Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope'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.
Hope lost 4-1 to De Queen on Friday. While losing is never fun, Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while De Queen are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Arkadelphia made sure to put some goals up on the board against Malvern on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over the Leopards. The result was nothing new for Arkadelphia, who have now won three contests by four goals or more so far this season.
Arkadelphia's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5-2. As for Hope, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-2.
Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Arkadelphia in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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