The Nitro Wildcats will challenge the Ripley Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Nitro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Winfield, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Nitro was ranked 22nd). Nitro fell just short of Winfield by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Ripley hasn't lost a match since September 10th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Ravenswood. It was an even better day for Maddi Vance as she scored three goals for her team.
Nitro has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5-1 record this season. As for Ripley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1.
Nitro took their win against Ripley in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-0. Does Nitro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ripley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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