The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will face off against the Nitro Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Point Pleasant is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Point Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Sissonville, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Point Pleasant was ranked 17th). Point Pleasant had just enough and edged Sissonville out 3-2 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Big Blacks have won by just one goal.
Despite a strong season so far, Nitro has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of George Washington by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Point Pleasant's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Nitro, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything went Point Pleasant's way against Nitro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Point Pleasant made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Pleasant 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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