Soccer Preview: Marietta vs. Wheeling Central Catholic
The Marietta Tigers will take on the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheeling Central Catholic is hoping to do what Warren couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Marietta's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Marietta's defense stepped up to hand Warren a 9-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Warriors are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic came tearing into Monday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Golden Bears. Give the Maroon Knights' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
They hit Oak Glen with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Elizabeth Steele,
Rylee Wright, and
Brooke Porter.
Marietta has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-1.
Marietta took their win against Wheeling Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marietta since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
