Soccer Preview: Union Pines vs. Scotland
Union Pines is 10-0 against Scotland since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Union Pines Vikings are on the road again to play the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. Union Pines' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Union Pines is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lee County on Wednesday. Union Pines fell 2-0 to Lee County.
Meanwhile, Scotland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Southern Lee. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 450th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 111th).
Union Pines' loss dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for Scotland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-2.
Union Pines took their win against Scotland in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Pines 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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