Soccer Preview: Linsly vs. Washington
Linsly has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Washington Patriots at 5:00 p.m.
Linsly is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wheeling Park last Wednesday. Linsly fell 2-0 to Wheeling Park. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Patriots are ranked second).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Washington sidestepped Musselman for a 3-2 win. The Patriots' winning goal came courtesy of Eloy Marin.
Washington's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Emilio Perez-Diggs got a bit more time on the pitch (76 vs. his season average of 49.9). Perez-Diggs made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Linsly has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8-2 record this season. As for Washington, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5-2.
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