The Parkersburg Big Reds will challenge the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Parkersburg's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Buckhannon-Upshur has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Parkersburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Huntington, who was ranked 24th at the time (Parkersburg was ranked 15th). The Big Reds' defense stepped up to hand the Highlanders a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering Parkersburg have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Huntington from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Gracie Lively led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Buckhannon-Upshur's offense. They lost 3-0 to Bridgeport on Thursday.
Buckhannon-Upshur's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Parkersburg, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4-1.
Parkersburg beat Buckhannon-Upshur by a goal in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, winning 2-1. Will the Big Reds repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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