The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears will face off against the Robert C. Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fairmont Senior is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Martinsburg, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Fairmont Senior was ranked 23rd). Fairmont Senior fell just short of Martinsburg by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Polar Bears let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Robert C. Byrd kept a clean sheet against Notre Dame on Monday. They put the hurt on the Fighting Irish with a sharp 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
With the loss, Fairmont Senior broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-5-4. As for Robert C. Byrd, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which lines up perfectly with their 12-3-3 record this season.
Fairmont Senior came out on top in a nail-biter against Robert C. Byrd in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Fairmont Senior repeat their success, or does Robert C. Byrd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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