Soccer Preview: Polk County vs. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
The Polk County Wolverines have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Polk County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Bethany Community onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolverines considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, everything went Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy's way against Triad Math and Science Academy on Saturday as Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy made off with a 6-1 win. Given the Gryphons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bengals are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy hit Triad Math and Science Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
River Harrill (2),
Tanner Richards (2),
Cristian Escalera, and
Sixx Brown.
Polk County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those 12 contests. As for Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4-1.
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