Soccer Preview: St. Joseph Central vs. Nitro
The St. Joseph Central Irish will square off against the Nitro Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in St. Joseph Central's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home while Nitro has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
St. Joseph Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Grace Christian, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Central was ranked seventh). St. Joseph Central never let Grace Christian onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Friday. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit Grace Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gabe Miller (2),
Patrick Kelly (2), and
Liam Templeton.
Meanwhile, Nitro fell victim to Oak Hill and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 6-0 to the Red Devils.
St. Joseph Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-0-2 record this season. As for Nitro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
St. Joseph Central beat Nitro by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. Will St. Joseph Central repeat their success, or does Nitro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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