Buckhannon-Upshur is 1-7 against Wheeling Park since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will host the Wheeling Park Patriots at 10:00 a.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Buckhannon-Upshur is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Buckhannon-Upshur was ranked 18th). Buckhannon-Upshur had just enough and edged Lincoln out 4-3 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Buccaneers as they're now sitting on four straight.
They hit Lincoln with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hannah Boyles (2),
Haley Triplett, and
Kallie Perry.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wheeling Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on John Marshall with a sharp 7-3 victory on Thursday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by three goals or more this season.
Buckhannon-Upshur's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Wheeling Park, they pushed their record up to 6-2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Buckhannon-Upshur might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Wheeling Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Buckhannon-Upshur have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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