Soccer Game Preview: Poca Leaves Home

Poca hasn't had much luck against Hoover recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Poca The Dots will take on the Hoover Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Hoover is hoping to do what Teays Valley Christian couldn't on Monday: put an end to Poca's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Poca's defense stepped up to hand Teays Valley Christian a 4-0 shutout. Give the The Dots' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

They hit Teays Valley Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Landon Rawlings (2), Gavin Berry, and Jordan Garlow.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hoover). They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Sissonville on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Poca's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Hoover, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3-1 record this season.

Poca came up short against Hoover when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Poca avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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