The Charleston Catholic Irish's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bridgeport Indians at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Charleston Catholic's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Bridgeport's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Charleston Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Point Pleasant, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Charleston Catholic was ranked second). Charleston Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Point Pleasant a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Irish's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last ten games.
Ella Green and
Mia Lough scored both of Charleston Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 32 goals.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport was able to grind out a solid victory over Buckhannon-Upshur on Thursday, taking the game 2-0.
Charleston Catholic's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1. As for Bridgeport, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Charleston Catholic beat Bridgeport by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-2. Does Charleston Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bridgeport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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