The Wheeling Park Patriots will challenge the Jefferson Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheeling Park is coming into the match hot, having won their last 12 games.
Wheeling Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Woodrow Wilson, who was ranked first at the time (Wheeling Park was ranked fourth). The Patriots never let the Flying Eagles get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Saturday. Wheeling Park's winning goal came courtesy of Wilson Hanna.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Jefferson made sure to put some goals up on the board against University on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 4-0 win. The victory continues a trend for Jefferson in their matchups with University: they've now won five in a row.
Wheeling Park's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 4-14-2.
Wheeling Park took their win against Jefferson when the teams last played back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 4-1 score. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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