Soccer Preview: South Charleston vs. Capital
The South Charleston Black Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Capital Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Charleston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
South Charleston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Oak Hill, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (South Charleston was ranked 21st). South Charleston's defense stepped up to hand Oak Hill a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Abdulah Alsaleh and
Braxton Burke scored all three of South Charleston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Capital's offense. They came up short against Greenbrier East on Thursday, falling 10-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.
South Charleston pushed their record up to 9-8-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
South Charleston came up short against Capital in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can South Charleston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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