Soccer Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic vs. North Marion
Wheeling Central Catholic has won four straight games at home, while North Marion has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will take on the North Marion Huskies at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wheeling Central Catholic's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Oak Glen by a score of 2-0. Given the Maroon Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dom Gianangeli and
Maddox Ochap scored both of Wheeling Central Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, North Marion's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Trinity Christian out 1-0.
Wheeling Central Catholic's record is now 9-2-2. As for North Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season.
Wheeling Central Catholic took their win against North Marion in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Wheeling Central Catholic repeat their success, or does North Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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