Braxton County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Capital Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Braxton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.9 goals per game this season.
Braxton County is headed into the game having not lost since August 21 and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Williamstown onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
Zack McQuain was the driving force of Braxton County's attack as he scored both of Braxton County's goals, bringing his season total up to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Capital was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 9-1 to Cabell Midland. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Knights are ranked ninth).
Braxton County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-2 record this season. As for Capital, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Braxton County came up short against Capital in their previous matchup back in August of 2017, falling 4-2. Can Braxton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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