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By Lance Hawley

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DeQueen Tops Hope 2-0 in Top 10 Showdown on Thursday Night

Hope Soccer Bobcats Soccer

DeQueen- The Bobcats hit the road on Thursday and headed into a hostile environment, as they attempted to knock off #1 ranked DeQueen. The Leopards wasted little time, as they scored within the first minute of the game to make it 1-0. DeQueen would get off a great shot and extend their lead to 2-0 before half. Hope had very few opportunities in the opening half, but came out with a lot of intensity in the second half. The defense was spot-on, Joel Bello played a great second half as well. Alex Brand served up a heck of a ball to Dylan Mercado who was denied by the save of the game from the DeQueen goalkeeper to keep the Bobcats off of the board. Hope had a couple of more small windows to get a look at the goal, but a red-card had Hope finish the game a man down, and not a lot of opportunities took place after that.

The Bobcats would lose 2-0, as they fall a half-game back to Nashville for the 2-seed, due to lack of games played because of weather. The Bobcats have a busy upcoming week, as they have 3 matches in 3 days. Senior Night is Monday night vs Malvern. Then road games with Arkadelphia and Morrilton.

TEAMS W-L-T PTS

1. DEQUEEN 12-0-0 36

2. NASHVILLE 8-3-1 25

3. HOPE 7-3-1 22

4. MORRILTON 6-4-1 19

5. ARKADELPHIA 5-7-0 15

6. MALVERN 3-5-4 13

7. MENA 1-10-1 4

8. BAUXITE 1-11-0 3

PHOTOS TAKEN BY MADELYNE MACLAUGHLIN