University hasn't had much luck against Wheeling Park recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The University Hawks will face off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as University comes in on three and Wheeling Park on ten.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Bridgeport, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (University was ranked 15th). University had just enough and edged Bridgeport out 2-1 on Thursday. The Hawks' winning goal came courtesy of Davion Huckaby.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Wheeling Park ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They never let Morgantown onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
University is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-2 record this season. As for Wheeling Park, their win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
University suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Wheeling Park in their previous matchup back in September. Can University avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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