The Oak Glen Golden Bears will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Tyler Knights at 1:00 p.m. Oak Glen's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Oak Glen lost 8-1 to Brooke on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 512th, while the Bruins are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Tyler was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They came up short against Wheeling Central Catholic, falling 7-1. The Knights have struggled against the Maroon Knights recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Oak Glen's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13-2. As for Tyler, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6-1.
Everything went Oak Glen's way against Tyler when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Oak Glen made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Glen 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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