Soccer Preview: John Marshall vs. Fairmont Senior
The John Marshall Monarchs will take on the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
John Marshall is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Catholic Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 4-3. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Monarchs came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 57th in West Virginia, while the Crusaders are ranked 302nd in Ohio).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairmont Senior). Everything went their way against Lincoln on Thursday as Fairmont Senior made off with a 9-1 win. Winning may never get old, but the Polar Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
John Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Fairmont Senior, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4-4 record this season.
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