Soccer Game Preview: Linsly vs. Wheeling Park

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 1:09am

Soccer Preview: Linsly vs. Wheeling Park

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Linsly hasn't had much luck against Wheeling Park recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Linsly Cadets will be staying on the road to face off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 7:35 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Catholic Central who was credited with the victory on Wednesday. Catholic Central got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Linsly's three. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cadets came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in West Virginia, while the Crusaders are ranked 228th in Ohio).

Wheeling Park's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Parkersburg South on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Patriots.

Linsly's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10-1. As for Wheeling Park, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4-1.

Linsly might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Wheeling Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Linsly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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