The Parkersburg Big Reds will head out on the road to challenge the Marietta Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Parkersburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Parkersburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: George Washington, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Parkersburg was ranked fifth). Parkersburg beat George Washington by a goal, winning 2-1. The Big Reds' winning goal came courtesy of Kayla Marlow.
Meanwhile, Marietta entered their tilt with Wheeling Central Catholic on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Maroon Knights onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by four goals or more so far this season.
Parkersburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-2. As for Marietta, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Parkersburg beat Marietta by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parkersburg since the squad 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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