Soccer Preview: University vs. Mountain Ridge
The University Hawks will square off against the Mountain Ridge Miners at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Wheeling Park, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (University was ranked 18th). University lost 8-1 to Wheeling Park on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost seven in a row.
University's goal came courtesy of
Davion Huckaby, who's now up to 12 this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Northern a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Miners, who have now won six games by four goals or more so far this season.
University's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5-1. As for Mountain Ridge, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
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