Soccer Preview: Linsly vs. Marietta
The Linsly Cadets are on the road again on Thursday to play the Marietta Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Linsly finally turned things around against Oak Glen on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Golden Bears a 3-0 shutout. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Marietta hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. Everything went their way against Morgan as Marietta made off with a 7-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Linsly's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4-2. As for Marietta, their win bumped their record up to 7-0-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
