Hough has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Hopewell Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hough is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Apex Friendship, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Hough was ranked 14th). Hough's defense stepped up to hand Apex Friendship a 4-0 shutout on Friday. Hough's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Avery Rush and
Sarah Funderburk scored all four of Hough's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Hopewell made sure to put some goals up on the board against North Mecklenburg on Thursday. They blew past the Vikings 9-0. Given Hopewell's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while North Mecklenburg is ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hough's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1-1. As for Hopewell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9-1 record this season.
Everything went Hough's way against Hopewell when the teams last played back in April as Hough made off with a 7-1 victory. In that matchup, Hough amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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