The Linsly School is 1-9 against Wheeling Park since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cadets will head out on the road to face off against the Patriots at 8:00 p.m.
The Linsly School managed to keep up with St. Clairsville until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Cadets lost 3-0 to the Red Devils. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, The Linsly School's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Big Red get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Wheeling Park's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked sixth in West Virginia, while Steubenville are ranked 205th in Ohio) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aiden Mccroskey and Wilson Hanna scored both of Wheeling Park's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
The Linsly School's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Wheeling Park, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
The Linsly School came up short against Wheeling Park when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Cadets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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