Hoover has gone 6-0-1 against Braxton County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hoover Huskies will host the Braxton County Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hoover will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against South Harrison on Monday. Hoover blew past South Harrison 7-1. Mason Miller was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Braxton County's and Webster County's match on Thursday was close at halftime, but Braxton County turned on the heat in the second half with five goals. Braxton County put the hurt on Webster County with a sharp 7-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly six goals.
Braxton County was without their leading scorer, Zack McQuain, in Thursday's game. With McQuain sitting this one out, Owen McCallister got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 47.3).
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. As for Braxton County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2-2.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid victory over Braxton County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 5-3. Will Hoover repeat their success, or does Braxton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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