Soccer Game Preview: Pine Tree vs. Henderson

The Pine Tree Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Henderson Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Pine Tree's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Carthage 8-0. Indy Salazar was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Henderson took on Sabine on Monday. Henderson came out on top in a nail-biter against Sabine, sneaking past 4-3. The Lions didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.

Pine Tree's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Henderson, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8-1.

Pine Tree came out on top in a nail-biter against Henderson in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Tree since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.