West Branch has gone 4-0 against United recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The West Branch Warriors will head out to challenge the United Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, West Branch narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Salem 2-1. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Quakers are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emma Klingensmith and
Cambrie Nezbeth scored both of West Branch's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, United's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Bristol by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
West Branch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-4 record this season. As for United, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went West Branch's way against United in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as West Branch made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Branch 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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