The East Fairmont Bees will venture away from home to face off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Fairmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked 17th at the time (East Fairmont was ranked third). The Bees' defense stepped up to hand the Mohigans a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. It was an even better day for Lily Larnerd as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wheeling Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Ravenswood on Wednesday as they made off with an 8-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Wheeling Central Catholic considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Wheeling Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 16-2-1. As for East Fairmont, their win bumped their record up to 18-0.
East Fairmont took their victory against Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bees 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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