Soccer Preview: Monroe Central vs. Oak Glen
Monroe Central hasn't had much luck against Oak Glen recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Monroe Central Seminoles will face off against the Oak Glen Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Monroe Central is looking to pick up the season's first win, something they couldn't quite do against Shenandoah on Saturday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, Oak Glen managed to keep up with John Marshall until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Oak Glen lost 4-1 to John Marshall. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Monarchs are ranked 63rd).
Oak Glen's goal came courtesy of
Chase Hartung, who's now up to three this season.
Monroe Central's draw makes their record 0-2-1 this season. As for Oak Glen, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Monroe Central might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Oak Glen in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Monroe Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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