Washington has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Martinsburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Wheeling Park, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Washington was ranked 18th). Washington lost 5-1 to Wheeling Park on Saturday. Washington has struggled against Wheeling Park recently, as their game on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Martinsburg came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Polar Bears a 1-0 shutout. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Mason Hughes, who's now up to 11 this season.
Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-3. As for Martinsburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Washington came up short against Martinsburg when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will Washington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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