Soccer Preview: Weir vs. Harrison Central
The Weir Red Riders are taking a road trip to take on the Harrison Central Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weir is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
If Harrison Central heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Weir took over last week. Weir's defense stepped up to hand John Marshall a 2-0 shutout on Monday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Red Riders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 458th, while the Monarchs are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Harrison Central entered their game against Beaver on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Harrison Central lost 5-0 to Beaver. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Beavers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Weir's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Harrison Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1.
Weir skirted past Harrison Central 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Weir repeat their success, or does Harrison Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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