Soccer Game Preview: Wheeling Central Catholic vs. St. Joseph Central

The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will challenge the St. Joseph Central Irish at 10:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Frankfort get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Wheeling Central Catholic, who have now won four matches in a row.

They hit Frankfort with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Luke Magruder, Mason Smith, and Jd Schoolcraft.

Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central made easy work of Braxton County on Wednesday and carried off a 6-0 victory. St. Joseph Central's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.

St. Joseph Central's win bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 19-3-1.

Wheeling Central Catholic couldn't quite get it done against St. Joseph Central when the teams last played back in September as they fell 2-0. Can the Maroon Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.