The Bryant Hornets will challenge the Conway Wampus Cats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bryant comes in on six and Conway on five.
Bryant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Jonesboro, who was ranked 20th at the time (Bryant was ranked fifth). The Hornets never let the Hurricane get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Conway won against Jonesboro last Tuesday with four goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. The Wampus Cats were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Central. Conway's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Conway pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. As for Bryant, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-1.
Bryant skirted past Conway 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Wampus Cats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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