Soccer Preview: Pocahontas County vs. Charleston Catholic
Pocahontas County hasn't had much luck against Charleston Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Pocahontas County Warriors will challenge the Charleston Catholic Irish at 2:00 p.m. Pocahontas County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Pocahontas County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Nicholas County onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The Warriors wouldn't have won without Matthew McQuain, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Charleston Catholic). They blew past Webster County 9-0 on Wednesday. The Irish's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Pocahontas County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-2 record this season. As for Charleston Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7-3.
Pocahontas County might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Charleston Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pocahontas County was down 3-0.
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