Nicholas County is 10-0 against Midland Trail since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Nicholas County Grizzlies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Midland Trail Patriots at 8:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Nicholas County and eight for Midland Trail.
Nicholas County is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Pocahontas County that saw the pair combine for 13 shots on goal. Nicholas County fell just short of Pocahontas County by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.
Shayne Watters wasn't going to let Pocahontas County walk away unscathed as he scored both of Nicholas County's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
Meanwhile, Midland Trail fell victim to Hoover and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Huskies are ranked 26th).
Nicholas County's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Midland Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Nicholas County took their victory against Midland Trail in their previous meeting on September 10th by a conclusive 7-0. Does Nicholas County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midland Trail turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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