The Polk County Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the East Henderson Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Polk County's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matches.
Polk County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Murphy 4-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Polk County's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Murphy are ranked 254th).
Polk County hit Murphy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Reeve Carroll (2), Gabby Savaia, and Kylie Lewis.
Meanwhile, East Henderson has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the 7th. They and East Rutherford finished up their game with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for East Henderson as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Polk County pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. East Henderson's draw gives them a new season record of 4-11-3.
Everything went Polk County's way against East Henderson in their previous matchup back in March, as Polk County made off with a 4-0 win. Will the Wolverines repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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