Soccer Preview: Weir vs. Steubenville
Weir has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Steubenville Big Red at 1:00 p.m.
Weir is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Morgantown just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Mohigans, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Mohigans are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Steubenville put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Edison a 14-0 shutout. The Big Red might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Edison from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Lucy Saccoccia led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Weir's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2-3. As for Steubenville, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Weir took their win against Steubenville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. Does Weir have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steubenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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