Soccer Preview: St. Clairsville vs. Wheeling Central Catholic
The St. Clairsville Red Devils will take on the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Clairsville headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but John Marshall let them put that streak behind them. St. Clairsville put the hurt on John Marshall with a sharp 8-1 win on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 219th in Ohio, while the Monarchs are ranked 48th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Elizabeth Steele was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
St. Clairsville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2-1.
St. Clairsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, sneaking past 1-0. Does St. Clairsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheeling Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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