Parkersburg has gone 7-0 against South Charleston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Parkersburg Big Reds will head out to take on the South Charleston Black Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Parkersburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Parkersburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Parkersburg South, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Parkersburg was ranked fifth). Neither Parkersburg nor Parkersburg South could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The Big Reds' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Gracie Lively, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, South Charleston fell victim to Charleston Catholic and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Irish. While losing is never fun, the Black Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Irish are ranked first).
With that draw, Parkersburg's record moves to 8-0-2. As for South Charleston, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-1 record this season.
Everything went Parkersburg's way against South Charleston in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Parkersburg made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parkersburg since the team 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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