The Poquoson Islanders will head out on the road to take on the Clarke County Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Poquoson sitting on five straight victories and Clarke County on 12.
Poquoson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Glenvar get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give Poquoson's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Clarke County's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They put the hurt on Graham with a sharp 4-0 victory. Considering Clarke County have won 12 contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabel Aliveto and Makenna Jarvis scored all four of Clarke County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.
Clarke County pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those seven games. As for Poquoson, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Poquoson suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Clarke County in their previous meeting back in June of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Islanders were down 4-0.
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