Soccer Preview: Pisgah vs. Tuscola
Pisgah has been away from home for six games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Tuscola Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tuscola better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Pisgah really get things going. Pisgah never let Franklin onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Monday. The Bears' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They hit Franklin with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Osvaldo Munoz-Valesquez,
Johan Hernandez, and Hernandez.
Meanwhile, Tuscola entered their tilt with North Henderson on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Knights are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pisgah has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Tuscola, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Pisgah took their victory against Tuscola in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Pisgah repeat their success, or does Tuscola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
