The Mason County Royals will face off against the Pendleton County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mason County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Harrison County 3-0. Mason County better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Noah Gardner, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Pendleton County were the better team in the second half.
Mason County's win bumped their record up to 10-8-1. As for Pendleton County, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Mason County couldn't quite get it done against Pendleton County in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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