The Southeast Polk Rams will face off against the Newton Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Southeast Polk's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Waukee 1-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Southeast Polk's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Waukee are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Newton had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Bombers. That's two games straight that Newton have won by just one goal.
Newton pushed their record up to 5-4-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Southeast Polk, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3-4.
Southeast Polk skirted past Newton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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