After flying high against Riverside on Saturday, Hopewell came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Quaker Valley Quakers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Hopewell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 329th, while Quaker Valley are ranked 136th).
Bryce Ray and Aaden Gonzalez scored both of Hopewell's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Hopewell dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Quaker Valley, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Hopewell has already played their next game, a 10-0 victory against Mohawk Area on the 17th. As for Quaker Valley, they will square off against Ellwood City at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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