Soccer Preview: John Marshall vs. St. Clairsville
John Marshall hasn't had much luck against St. Clairsville recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The John Marshall Monarchs will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Clairsville Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
John Marshall is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Indian Creek on Monday. John Marshall fell just short of Indian Creek by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Monarchs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 45th in West Virginia, while the Redskins are ranked 498th in Ohio).
Meanwhile, St. Clairsville kept a clean sheet against Oak Glen on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Golden Bears out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Red Devils were the better team in the second half.
This is the second loss in a row for John Marshall and nudges their season record down to 4-9. As for St. Clairsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
John Marshall suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Clairsville in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can John Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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