Soccer Preview: Bridgeport vs. Elkins
Bridgeport has gone 7-0-1 against Elkins recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bridgeport Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Elkins Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Bridgeport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Bridgeport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Grafton, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Bridgeport was ranked tenth). Bridgeport was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Grafton on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Grafton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jackson Cogar (3),
Grayson Church (3),
Will Madden, and
Adam Jackson.
Meanwhile, Elkins managed to keep up with Buckhannon-Upshur until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Elkins lost 5-0 to Buckhannon-Upshur. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Bridgeport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-4 record this season. As for Elkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-2.
Bridgeport came out on top in a nail-biter against Elkins in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bridgeport since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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