Soccer Preview: Weir vs. Wheeling Central Catholic
The Weir Red Riders will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Weir's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past John Marshall 10-0.
Weir's offense was hitting John Marshall from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kaelyn Engle led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic hasn't done well against Brooke recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Wheeling Central Catholic was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Brooke. The score was close at the half, but the Maroon Knights pulled away in the second half with three goals.
Weir's win bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Weir's way against Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Weir made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weir 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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