The Mingo Central Miners will head out on the road to square off against the WestSide Renegades at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, neither Mingo Central nor James Monroe could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 draw. A phenomenal three-goal performance from Kendan Trent still wasn't enough to secure a win.
Meanwhile, WestSide was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Shady Spring. While losing is never fun, the Renegades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Mingo Central's draw gives them a new season record of 2-5-2. As for WestSide, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Mingo Central's way against WestSide in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Mingo Central made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mingo Central 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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