The Poca Dots are taking a road trip to square off against the Sherman Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Poca has given up an average of 3.9 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Poca fell victim to Braxton County and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Poca can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Braxton County are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Sherman hasn't lost a match since September 3rd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over Nicholas County. Considering Sherman have won seven matchups by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Nicholas County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Chase Mills (2), Hudson Vanater, Andon Pauley, and Max Schoolcraft.
Sherman is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-1-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those nine matches. As for Poca, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Everything went Poca's way against Sherman in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Poca made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dots 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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