Soccer Preview: Cabell Midland vs. Wheeling Park
Cabell Midland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Wheeling Park Patriots are set to duel on Saturday.
Cabell Midland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Huntington, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Cabell Midland was ranked sixth). Cabell Midland fell just short of Huntington by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park entered their tilt with Linsly on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Cadets onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Tresz Mcleod was the driving force of Wheeling Park's attack as he scored both of Wheeling Park's goals, bringing his season total up to 26 goals.
The defeat snapped Cabell Midland's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-2-3 record. As for Wheeling Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Cabell Midland might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Wheeling Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Cabell Midland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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