Hopewell is 2-8 against Hough since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Titans will venture away from home to challenge the Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Hopewell will be strutting in after a win while Hough will be coming in after a defeat.
Hopewell took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand West Mecklenburg a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Hough's offense. They lost 7-0 to Myers Park on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Hough can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Myers Park are ranked first).
Hough's loss dropped their record down to 13-7-3. As for Hopewell, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12-1.
Hopewell might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Hough when the teams last played back in September. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Titans were down 3-0.
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