Soccer Preview: Polk County vs. Chase
Polk County is 5-0 against Chase since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Polk County Wolverines are on the road again to play the Chase Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Polk County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Polk County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over R-S Central.
Caroline Taylor and
Hayden Blackwell scored both of Polk County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Chase has been on a difficult stretch since their win on March 28. They lost 3-0 to Brevard on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Chase can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Brevard is ranked 74th).
Polk County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-3 record this season. As for Chase, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Everything went Polk County's way against Chase in their previous meeting back in March as Polk County made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Polk County since the squad 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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