Mallard Creek and Hopewell are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against the Hopewell Titans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Mallard Creek came up short against Olympic and fell 3-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Mavericks' Luis Leon and the Trojans' Samuel Morales and Pedro Rodriguez were all carded.
Mallard Creek's goal came courtesy of
Samuel Nannini, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hopewell). They never let Harding University onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won three games by four goals or more so far this season.
Mallard Creek dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hopewell, their win bumped their record up to 6-1-2.
Mallard Creek came up short against Hopewell when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Mallard Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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