Soccer Game Preview: West Branch Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 1, 2024, 2:13am

Soccer Preview: West Branch vs. Minerva

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West Branch has gone 7-1 against Minerva recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The West Branch Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Minerva Lions at 6:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

West Branch is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Newton Falls onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Saturday.

West Branch hit Newton Falls with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sammi Beatty, Emma Klingensmith, and Grace Bates.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Minerva, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Indian Creek on Saturday as Minerva made off with an 11-4 victory.

West Branch now has a winning record of 2-1-2. As for Minerva, their win bumped their record up to 2-3-1.

Everything went West Branch's way against Minerva when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as West Branch made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Branch since the team 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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