Soccer Preview: Poca vs. St. Joseph Central
Poca has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the St. Joseph Central Irish at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Poca is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Poca is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Lincoln County on Thursday. Poca and Lincoln County finished up their match with 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.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. St. Joseph Central lost 4-0 to Cabell Midland. It was the first time this season that the Irish let down their fans at home.
With that draw, Poca's record moves to 12-4-1. As for St. Joseph Central, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-1-3.
Poca might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Poca avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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