Polk County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Polk County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Polk County will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Chase on Monday. Polk County's defense stepped up to hand Chase a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Wolverines have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Chase with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Wyatt Highsmith (2),
Emanuel Albarran, and
Tommy Jackson.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford fell victim to R-S Central and their airtight defense on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hilltoppers.
Polk County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-2 record this season. As for East Rutherford, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Everything went Polk County's way against East Rutherford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Polk County made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Polk County since the team 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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