Soccer Preview: Oak Hill vs. Nicholas County
Oak Hill is 4-0 against Nicholas County since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oak Hill Red Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Oak Hill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: South Charleston, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Oak Hill was ranked 25th). Oak Hill came up short against South Charleston on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Red Devils couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to PikeView.
Oak Hill moved to 9-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Nicholas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Oak Hill skirted past Nicholas County 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hill since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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