The Poca Dots will head out on the road to face off against the St. Joseph Central Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Poca will be strutting in after a win while St. Joseph Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Poca will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Saturday, then bounced right back against Roane County on Monday. The Dots' defense stepped up to hand the Raiders an 8-0 shutout. Considering Poca's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central faced Huntington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Irish came up short against the Highlanders, falling 4-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, St. Joseph Central's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Joseph Central moved to 18-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Poca, their victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14-1.
Poca suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Joseph Central when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Dots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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