The North Polk Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Des Moines Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Polk's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
North Polk was handed a five-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ballard a 1-0 shutout. North Polk haven't had any issues with Ballard recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Des Moines Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Huskies. That's two games straight that Des Moines Christian have won by exactly two goals.
Des Moines Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for North Polk, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-4.
North Polk beat Des Moines Christian 2-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets since the squad 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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