Soccer Preview: Wheelersburg vs. Minford
The Wheelersburg Pirates will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Minford Falcons, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheelersburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Zane Trace with a sharp 13-1 win on Saturday. Mia Vastine was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Minford entered their tilt with Chesapeake on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 20-0 shutout. The game marked the Falcons' most dominant victory of the season.
Minford's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Allison Crank got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 49.6). Crank made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Wheelersburg's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Minford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
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