On Friday, Hope won the match over Little Rock Southwest 3-2. The Bobcats fell behind 2-0, but showed off their resilience coming all the way back and completed a 2nd half comeback win. Bradley Brown sent a nice cross to Johnathan Hernandez who got the scoring going for Hope. Elliott Vazquez sent a nice pass to Brown for the equalizer. Bradley Brown added another assist to his day, finding Lucas Sanchez for the game-winner late in the game. Erick Dominguez played very good in the 2nd half at GK.
Saturday started with a matchup with a very good Clarksville team, Hope grabbed an early lead on a goal from Chris Alvarado, as Elliott Vazquez delivered a nice corner kick. Clarksville would tie the game with 5 minutes left in the game, forcing a Penalty Kick scenario. Clarksville would win 4-3 in PKs.
The Bobcats finished the day with a matchup with rivalry DeQueen and Jacob Pacheco and the defense posted a clean sheet, beating the Leopards 2-0. Bradley Brown got the rebound off a shot off the bar and found the back of the net to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Right before the half, Kevin Lazano found Elliott Vazquez for a nice goal, giving Hope a commanding 2-0 lead. The defense would lockdown the Leopards in the 2nd half for the win.
Hope is back in action on Tuesday as they begin conference play vs Mena.