The Glendale Nitros will head out to square off against the Hoover Tornados at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Glendale will be strutting in after a victory while Hoover will be coming in after a defeat.
Glendale took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Muir onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Nitros as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Hoover managed to keep up with Pasadena until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hoover lost 3-0 to Pasadena. While losing is never fun, the Tornados can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 26th).
The win got Glendale back to even at 7-7-4. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5-2.
Glendale took their victory against Hoover in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glendale since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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