Soccer Preview: Ripley vs. Point Pleasant
The Ripley Vikings will take on the Point Pleasant Big Blacks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ripley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Ripley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: St. Joseph Central, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Ripley was ranked 22nd). Ripley came out on top against St. Joseph Central by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. Cade McCoy was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Ripley used a slightly different lineup for their bout with St. Joseph Central. McCoy played for 70 minutes having averaged 40.7 this season and Eli Jenkins got 70 vs. an average of 40.1. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: McCoy scored three goals, while he put upthree assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Point Pleasant). Everything went their way against Wood County Christian on Saturday as Point Pleasant made off with a 10-1 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Big Blacks with their most commanding win of the season.
Ripley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-5-3 record this season. As for Point Pleasant, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-1.
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