The St. Joseph Central Irish will square off against the Poca The Dots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
St. Joseph Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Central was ranked eighth). St. Joseph Central came up short against Cabell Midland on Tuesday, falling 4-0. It was the first time this season that the Irish let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Poca was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Lincoln County could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Poca hit Lincoln County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gavin Berry,
Shane Brewer, and
Jordan Garlow.
St. Joseph Central's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-1-3. With that draw, Poca's record moves to 12-4-1.
Everything went St. Joseph Central's way against Poca in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as St. Joseph Central made off with a 5-0 win. Does St. Joseph Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poca turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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