Soccer Preview: Polk County vs. R-S Central
The Polk County Wolverines are taking a road trip to square off against the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Polk County is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Polk County gave up the first goal last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They beat Hendersonville by a goal, winning 3-2. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Wolverines' James Purtill and the Bearcats' Lane Melton and Will Shealy were all carded.
Cooper Myer and
Nate Martinez scored all three of Polk County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, R-S Central came up short against Brevard on Monday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Hilltoppers in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost seven in a row.
Polk County's win bumped their record up to 6-2-2. As for R-S Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
Polk County skirted past R-S Central 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Polk County repeat their success, or does R-S Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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