Shady Spring has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the PikeView Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shady Spring's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Mingo Central 10-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Miners are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, PikeView came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Mavericks. Ty Thompson was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Shady Spring has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season. As for PikeView, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Shady Spring was able to grind out a solid win over PikeView in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shady Spring 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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