Soccer Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Pinecrest

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Pinecrest and Lee County, and Pinecrest kept the tradition alive. Everything went the Pinecrest Patriots' way against the Lee County Yellow Jackets on Friday as the Pinecrest Patriots made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Patriots

Previous 5 Games (Home)

03/14/25 vs Lee County	3-0
03/11/25 vs Southern Lee	2-1
03/04/25 vs Gray's Creek	4-0
02/28/25 vs Purnell Swett	1-0
02/25/25 vs Cape Fear	5-0

Pinecrest pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five matchups. As for Lee County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.

Pinecrest has already played their next contest, a 16-0 victory against Scotland on the 18th. As for Lee County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Richmond on the 18th.