Soccer Game Preview: Man vs. WestSide

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:44am

Soccer Preview: Man vs. WestSide

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The Man Hillbillies will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the WestSide Renegades at 12:00 p.m.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Man finally turned things around against Ravenswood on Saturday. They and the Red Devils finished up their matchup with a 3-3 draw. The result was nothing new for the Hillbillies as the squad haven't won a game since August 24th.

Blake Stacy and Colton Justice scored all three of Man's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.

Meanwhile, WestSide was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Shady Spring. While losing is never fun, the Renegades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Tigers are ranked 20th).

With that draw, Man's record moves to 1-4-1. As for WestSide, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Everything went Man's way against WestSide when the teams last played back in August, as Man made off with a 6-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Man 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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