Soccer Game Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic vs. Wood County Christian

The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will face off against the Wood County Christian Wildcat on Saturday. Wheeling Central Catholic's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Wood County Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Parkersburg Catholic an 8-0 shutout. Wheeling Central Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Wood County Christian who was credited with the win on Wednesday. The Wildcat got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Tyler's zero. The victory continues a trend for Wood County Christian in their matchups with Tyler: they've now won five in a row.

Wheeling Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 16-3-1. As for Wood County Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8-1.

Wheeling Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Wood County Christian in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Maroon Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcat turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.