The Lincoln County Panthers will challenge the St. Joseph Central Irish at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln County will be strutting in after a win while St. Joseph Central will be coming in after a loss.
Lincoln County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cross Lanes Christian , sneaking past 1-0. The Panthers wouldn't have won without Shannon Pellegrini, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 10-2 to Winfield. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Generals are ranked ninth).
The victory got Lincoln County back to even at 4-4-1. As for St. Joseph Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Lincoln County skirted past St. Joseph Central 4-3 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln County since the team 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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