The Mingo Central Miners will venture away from home to square off against the WestSide Renegades at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, neither Mingo Central nor James Monroe could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 draw. An excellent three-goal performance from Kendan Trent still wasn't enough to secure a win.
Meanwhile, WestSide was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They came up short against Shady Spring, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Renegades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
With that draw, Mingo Central's record moves to 2-5-2. As for WestSide, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Mingo Central took their victory against WestSide in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mingo Central 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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