The Ripley Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Lincoln County Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ripley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Ripley proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Herbert Hoover get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Ripley wouldn't have won without Cade McCoy, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Winfield, falling 12-2. While losing is never fun, Lincoln County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while Winfield are ranked 12th).
Lincoln County's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Ripley, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-2.
Everything went Ripley's way against Lincoln County in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as Ripley made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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