The Hoover Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoover's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Hoover fell victim to University City and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centurions. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Centurions are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mission Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Poway 2-1.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Mission Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Hoover took their win against Mission Hills in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoover 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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