The West Holmes Knights are on the road again on Tuesday to play the River View Black Bears at 5:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
West Holmes' offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Madison Comprehensive on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Rams are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, River View unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of St. Clairsville by a score of 1-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Black Bears couldn't quite close it out.
West Holmes' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for River View, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went West Holmes' way against River View in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as West Holmes made off with a 6-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Holmes 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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