Soccer Preview: Webster County vs. Pocahontas County
The Webster County Highlanders will face off against the Pocahontas County Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Webster County's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Nicholas County on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Grizzlies. The shutout was out of character for the Highlanders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in September, Pocahontas County was forced to settle for a draw on Monday. They and Elkins finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The outcome might've been different if Luke Taylor hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Pocahontas County's goal came courtesy of
Wade Garber, who's now up to 12 this season.
Webster County's loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1. Pocahontas County's draw gives them a new season record of 5-5-2.
Webster County might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Pocahontas County in their previous meeting back in August. Can Webster County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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