The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will square off against the Lincoln Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let James Monroe get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Wheeling Central Catholic's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, Lincoln had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 4-0 win. Give Lincoln's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Wheeling Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 19-3-1. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 15-3-1.
Wheeling Central Catholic beat Lincoln 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Maroon Knights 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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