The Polk County Wolverines will venture away from home to square off against the Chase Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Polk County and seven for Chase dating back to last season.
Polk County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against R-S Central on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Polk County was dealt a 48-20 defeat at the hands of R-S Central. The Wolverines were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Chase fell victim to Brevard and their airtight defense on Monday. They were outmatched by the Blue Devils on the road and fell 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 84th).
Polk County's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Chase, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Polk County took a serious blow against Chase when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 70-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chase's Zac Frashier, who rushed for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 86 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Polk County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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