Soccer Preview: Jefferson vs. Hedgesville
The Jefferson Cougars will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Hedgesville Eagles, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Hedgesville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Jefferson really get things going. Jefferson never let Hampshire onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Trojans are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jefferson was without their leading scorer, Dominic Perrino, in Thursday's game. With Perrino sitting this one out, Jason Hall got some extra time on the pitch (50 vs. his season average of 23.3). Hall made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Hedgesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Greenbrier East by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Jefferson pushed their record up to 9-5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Hedgesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11-1.
Jefferson skirted past Hedgesville 1-0 when the teams last played back in September. Does Jefferson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hedgesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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