Soccer Preview: Shady Spring vs. Oak Hill
Shady Spring has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Oak Hill Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shady Spring's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Mingo Central 10-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Miners are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill got the win against Sissonville on Thursday by a conclusive 6-1. It was an even better day for Andrew Wingrove as he scored three goals for his team.
Shady Spring has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season. As for Oak Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Shady Spring beat Oak Hill by a goal in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shady Spring 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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