The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will head out to face off against the Marietta Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Point Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Huntington, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Point Pleasant was ranked 19th). Point Pleasant and Huntington finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Big Blacks as the squad haven't won a game since September 26th.
Meanwhile, Marietta came tearing into Monday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
With that draw, Point Pleasant's record moves to 5-5-4. As for Marietta, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Point Pleasant's way against Marietta in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Point Pleasant made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Pleasant since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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