The Jefferson Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Martinsburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Washington, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Jefferson was ranked 19th). Jefferson's defense stepped up to hand Washington a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Martinsburg entered their tilt with Musselman on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Applemen 5-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Musselman from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 7-3-2. As for Martinsburg, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Jefferson came out on top in a nail-biter against Martinsburg when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson 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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