The Nitro Wildcats will take on the South Charleston Black Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nitro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Nitro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Lincoln County get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Nitro needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Their offense was hitting Lincoln County from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal. Kendra Steele led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Spring Valley typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday South Charleston proved too difficult a challenge. They beat the Timberwolves by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but South Charleston were the better team in the second half.
Nitro pushed their record up to 13-4-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven matches. As for South Charleston, their win bumped their record up to 3-10-5.
Nitro took their victory against South Charleston in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Black Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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