The Charleston Catholic Irish will face off against the Point Pleasant Big Blacks on Tuesday. Charleston Catholic's last five matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Charleston Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked 20th at the time (Charleston Catholic was ranked 15th). The Irish fell just short of the Mohigans by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Charleston Catholic couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of Ella Green, who's now up to 12 this season.
Meanwhile, Ripley kept up with Point Pleasant until halftime on Thursday, but afterwards: not so much. The Big Blacks never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Point Pleasant's victory bumped their record up to 4-14-1. As for Charleston Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-7-2 record this season.
Charleston Catholic took their win against Point Pleasant in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 7-0 score. Will the Irish repeat their success, or do the Big Blacks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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