The West Branch Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the McKinley Red Dragons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McKinley better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when West Branch really get things going. West Branch never let Marlington onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Wednesday. That four goal margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
They hit Marlington with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emma Klingensmith (2),
Sammi Beatty, and
Allie Brammer.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McKinley). They blew past South Range 11-0 on Wednesday. The Red Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by three goals or more this season.
West Branch is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-3 record this season. As for McKinley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
West Branch was able to grind out a solid win over McKinley when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 4-2. Does West Branch have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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