Wolverines bounce back to notch road shutout of Avery
Published 10:49 pm Sunday, April 7, 2019
- Polk County's Sydney Waldman keeps the ball away from an Avery player during the teams' recent meeting in G.M. Tennant Stadium
Polk County bounced back from its first conference loss on Monday to hand Avery a 4-0 defeat Thursday in Newland.
The Wolverines, who dropped a 3-0 decision to Owen on Monday, improved to 6-2-3 overall, 4-1 in Western Highlands Conference play. Avery fell to 0-10, 0-5.
Caelan Gaul gave Polk County its first goal, firing a shot into the upper corner of the net on a pass from Reese Alley.
Belen Akers followed with a score before Mireya Roman put a shot into the back of the net on a rebound of a Jen Guerrero shot.
Taytem Johnson capped the scoring with a long-distance tally.
Sydney Waldman and Scout Harmon led a defense that helped goalkeeper Sara Muse record the shutout.
The Wolverines return to action on Monday, traveling to Mitchell for another WHC matchup.
– Submitted by PolkSports.com