Soccer Preview: Parkersburg vs. University
The Parkersburg Big Reds will face off against the University Hawks at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Parkersburg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against South Charleston on Thursday. They fell just short of the Black Eagles by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Big Reds couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, University beat Steubenville 3-1 on Thursday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in West Virginia, while the Big Red are ranked 114th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parkersburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-7-3. As for University, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-1.
Parkersburg was able to grind out a solid win over University in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. Will Parkersburg repeat their success, or does University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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