The Winfield Generals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Elkins Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Winfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Oak Hill, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Winfield was ranked tenth). Neither Winfield nor Oak Hill could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The Generals' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Elkins hadn't done well against Philip Barbour recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Elkins never let Philip Barbour onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.
Winfield's draw gives them a new season record of 6-2-2. As for Elkins, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-1.
Winfield beat Elkins by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Winfield repeat their success, or does Elkins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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