The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Christian Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wheeling Central Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Weir onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Maroon Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Red Riders are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheeling Central Catholic's one-goal win came courtesy of
Linkan Marler, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Trinity Christian had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Golden Bears 4-0. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Wheeling Central Catholic pushed their record up to 12-5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Trinity Christian, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-9-1.
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