Soccer Preview: Point Pleasant vs. East Fairmont
The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will take on the East Fairmont Bees at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Point Pleasant is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Point Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Ripley, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Point Pleasant was ranked 22nd). Point Pleasant's defense stepped up to hand Ripley a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Big Blacks were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, East Fairmont entered their tilt with Trinity Christian on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They beat the Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0.
Braydon Christopher was the driving force of East Fairmont's attack as he scored both of East Fairmont's goals, bringing his season total up to 13 goals.
East Fairmont's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five matches. As for Point Pleasant, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Point Pleasant came up short against East Fairmont in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Point Pleasant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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