The Brooke Bruins will face off against the Weir Red Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Brooke is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Fairmont Senior that saw the pair combine for nine shots on goal. Brooke lost 5-2 to Fairmont Senior on Saturday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Bruins couldn't quite close it out.
Chase Hile and
Blake Stewart scored both of Brooke's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Weir managed to keep up with Wheeling Central Catholic until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Weir came up short against Wheeling Central Catholic, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Maroon Knights are ranked 39th).
Brooke has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4-2 record this season. As for Weir, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Brooke took their victory against Weir in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. Does Brooke have another victory up their sleeve, or will Weir turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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