Soccer Game Preview: St. Joseph Central Leaves Home

The St. Joseph Central Irish will head out to challenge the Winfield Generals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Central will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

St. Joseph Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Linsly, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Central was ranked sixth). St. Joseph Central's defense stepped up to hand Linsly a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Irish's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Winfield earned a 2-0 win over Fairmont Senior on Saturday.

Landon Carey was the driving force of Winfield's attack as he scored both of Winfield's goals, bringing his season total up to four goals.

St. Joseph Central pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Winfield, their win bumped their record up to 4-2-3.

St. Joseph Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Winfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will St. Joseph Central repeat their success, or does Winfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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