The Huntington Highlanders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Huntington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hurricane, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Huntington was ranked 21st). Huntington came up short against Hurricane on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Highlanders' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Woodrow Wilson kept a clean sheet against South Charleston on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Black Eagles. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Flying Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Huntington's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for Woodrow Wilson, their record is now 6-7-1.
Everything went Huntington's way against Woodrow Wilson when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Huntington made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington 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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