The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will venture away from home to face off against the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Point Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Woodrow Wilson, who was ranked first at the time (Point Pleasant was ranked 21st). The Big Blacks lost 6-0 to the Flying Eagles on Saturday. Considering the last time Point Pleasant couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in September, Spring Valley was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. They and Parkersburg finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw. The outcome might've been different if Will McFann hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Filip Jessen and Oscar Rojas scored both of Spring Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Spring Valley's draw gives them a new season record of 9-4-3. As for Point Pleasant, their loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7-1.
Everything went Point Pleasant's way against Spring Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as Point Pleasant made off with a 7-2 victory. In that matchup, the Big Blacks amassed a halftime lead of 6-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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