Soccer Preview: West Liberty-Salem vs. Greeneview
The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Greeneview Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Liberty-Salem is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, West Liberty-Salem finally turned things around against Catholic Central on Monday. They and the Irish finished up their matchup with a 4-4 draw. Considering the Tigers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Greeneview made sure to put some goals up on the board against Southeastern Local on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won 11 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Mya Simpson and
Elyse Waggoner scored all eight of Greeneview's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 40 goals.
West Liberty-Salem's draw gives them a new season record of 4-7-1. As for Greeneview, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2-1.
West Liberty-Salem skirted past Greeneview 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Liberty-Salem 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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