Soccer Game Preview: Princeton vs. South Charleston

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 2:01am

Soccer Preview: Princeton vs. South Charleston

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The Princeton Tigers will challenge the South Charleston Black Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Princeton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Greenbrier East, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Princeton was ranked ninth). Princeton took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greenbrier East on Thursday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, South Charleston hadn't done well against Parkersburg recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. South Charleston's defense stepped up to hand Parkersburg a 1-0 shutout. The result kept the Black Eagles happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 19th.

Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 9-2-2. As for South Charleston, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7-2.

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