Soccer Game Preview: Morgantown vs. Robert C. Byrd

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 11:11pm

Soccer Preview: Morgantown vs. Robert C. Byrd

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The Morgantown Mohigans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Robert C. Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morgantown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.

Morgantown's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Parkersburg as Morgantown made off with a 6-0 win. The Mohigans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by three goals or more this season.

They hit Parkersburg with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rayyan Hanif (2), Riley Brabson (2), Alexander Gonzalez-Tanon, and Ayden Shepard.

Meanwhile, Robert C. Byrd faced Fairmont Senior in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Eagles have been dealt a draw since back in September.

Morgantown's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2-3. Robert C. Byrd's draw gives them a new season record of 12-3-4.

Morgantown skirted past Robert C. Byrd 1-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Morgantown repeat their success, or does Robert C. Byrd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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