Soccer Recap: Christ the King takes down Polk County in a playoff battle

By Team Reports May 29, 2024, 11:43am

Soccer Recap: Christ the King vs. Polk County

Christ the King had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand the Polk County Wolverines a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Christ the King, who have now won ten matches by three goals or more so far this season.

They hit Polk County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rylan Nicholson (2), Madeline Daily, Kaitlyn Douglass, and Lindsay Odonnell.

The win (which was Christ the King's 12th in a row) raised their record to 18-3. As for Polk County, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5-3.

Christ the King will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Woods Charter at 11:00 a.m. Woods Charter is on a 14-game streak of home wins, Christ the King a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch. Polk County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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