Soccer Preview: Lincolnton vs. Pine Lake Prep
The Lincolnton Wolves will challenge the Pine Lake Prep Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lincolnton comes in on five and Pine Lake Prep on three.
Lincolnton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let West Stokes onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Wolves' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine Lake Prep). They put the hurt on Wilkes Central with a sharp 9-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Eagles are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Lake Prep's offense was hitting Wilkes Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jack Ramanata led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Pine Lake Prep pushed their record up to 15-3-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Lincolnton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-1 record this season.
Lincolnton came up short against Pine Lake Prep when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Lincolnton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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