Soccer Preview: Pinecrest vs. Richmond
Pinecrest has gone 9-0-1 against Richmond recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pinecrest Patriots and the Richmond Raiders are set to duel. Pinecrest is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Pinecrest will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Union Pines on Monday. Pinecrest blew past Union Pines 5-1. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Vikings are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richmond fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top against Southern Lee by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly two goals.
Pinecrest's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Richmond, their record now sits at 3-9-2.
Pinecrest skirted past Richmond 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinecrest 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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