Soccer Preview: Trinity Christian vs. Wheeling Central Catholic
The Trinity Christian Warriors will face off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trinity Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Oak Glen a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wheeling Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Weir out 1-0 on Thursday. Given the Maroon Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Red Riders are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheeling Central Catholic's one-goal win came courtesy of
Linkan Marler, who's now up to eight this season.
Trinity Christian's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-9-1. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
