The St. Clairsville Red Devils will take on the Minerva Lions in a tournament on Wednesday.
St. Clairsville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Oak Glen just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Monday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time St. Clairsville have been dealt a draw since back in September.
Meanwhile, Minerva waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Quakers get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering Minerva have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting New Philadelphia from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Ireland Kirkpatrick led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
St. Clairsville's draw makes their record 9-5-3 this season. As for Minerva, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-2.
Everything went St. Clairsville's way against Minerva in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as St. Clairsville made off with a 5-0 win. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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