Wheeling Park waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a goal and slipped past the Weir Red Riders 2-1. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Red Riders are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brenna Tipton and
Julia Dunaway scored both of Wheeling Park's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Wheeling Park's win bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for Weir, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheeling Park's road trip will continue as they head out to face George Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. George Washington is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Wheeling Park will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Weir, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Edison at 6:00 p.m. on October 3rd.
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