Fri March 20, 2026

By Lance Hawley

Lady Cats Surge Back in 2nd Half to Tie Bauxite 2-2
Hope- The Lady Cats picked up a big win over Mena earlier in the week and was faced with the task of taking on Bauxite Thursday night. The Lady Miners have been one of the top-2 teams in the conference the past few seasons and jumped out on Hope 2-0 in the first half. 

The Lady Cats showed off their grittiness on Thursday night, fighting the entire second half to make a comeback. Madelyne Maclaughlin found the back of the net to make the score 2-1 on a nice pass from Crystal Ortiz. With under 5 minutes to go in the game, Madelyne Maclaughlin scored the equalizer on a nice pass from Bri Maclaughlin to tie the game at 2-2. The game would in a 2-2 tie. Picking up the tie was huge for the Lady Cats in the standings, as they will look to continue building on the past couple of weeks into the 2nd half of the season. 

The defense in the 2nd half was excellent, along with the effort all over the pitch. The Lady Cats are now 1-0-1 in league play heading into the break. Hope is back in action the next week in Nashville. 

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