Wheeling Park is 9-1 against Linsly since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wheeling Park Patriots will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Linsly Cadets, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Wheeling Park will be strutting in after a win while Linsly will be coming in after a defeat.
Wheeling Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Wheeling Park was ranked third). Wheeling Park put the hurt on Morgantown with a sharp 6-1 victory on Saturday. Considering the Patriots have won eight contests by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Linsly was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Wheeling Central Catholic who was credited with the win. Wheeling Central Catholic got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Linsly's three.
Wheeling Park's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Linsly, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7-2 record this season.
Wheeling Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Linsly in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Wheeling Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Linsly turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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