The Oak Glen Golden Bears will venture away from home to take on the John Marshall Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Glen will be strutting in after a win while John Marshall will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Oak Glen finally turned things around against Heartland Christian on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Lions out 3-2.
Chase Hartung and
Kyle Greenlief scored all three of Oak Glen's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, John Marshall was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They came up short against University, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Hawks are ranked tenth).
Oak Glen's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for John Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Oak Glen's way against John Marshall in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Oak Glen made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Glen 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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