Soccer Preview: Weir vs. Oak Glen
The Weir Red Riders will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Oak Glen Golden Bears, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Weir is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Oak Glen is facing Weir at the wrong time: Weir suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Red Riders in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost nine in a row.
Weir's goal came courtesy of
Madelyn Cramer, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Oak Glen made sure to put some goals up on the board against East Liverpool on Monday. They put the hurt on the Potters with a sharp 4-1 win. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Golden Bears were the better team in the second half.
Weir's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3-3. As for Oak Glen, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-3.
Weir was able to grind out a solid win over Oak Glen when the teams last played on September 5th, winning 2-0. Does Weir have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Glen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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