Soccer Preview: Brevard vs. Polk County
The Brevard Blue Devils's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Polk County Wolverines at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Polk County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Brevard took over last week. Brevard walked away with a 3-1 win over Hendersonville on Monday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bearcats are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Polk County entered their tilt with R-S Central on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Hilltoppers out 3-2.
Thomas Varnadore and
Nate Martinez scored all three of Polk County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Brevard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. As for Polk County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2-2.
Brevard beat Polk County by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Brevard repeat their success, or does Polk County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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