Elkins and Philip Barbour are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Elkins Tigers will take on the Philip Barbour Colts on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Elkins will head out to face Philip Barbour after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Elkins fell just short of Robert C. Byrd by a score of 1-0. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Philip Barbour kept a clean sheet against Grafton on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Bearcats out 1-0. That's two games straight that the Colts have won by just one goal.
This is the second loss in a row for Elkins and nudges their season record down to 4-2-1. As for Philip Barbour, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Elkins was able to grind out a solid victory over Philip Barbour in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elkins since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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