Soccer Preview: Pine Forest vs. Terry Sanford
The Pine Forest Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Terry Sanford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Pine Forest is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against E.E. Smith (and have done all season long). Everything went Pine Forest's way against E.E. Smith on Wednesday as Pine Forest made off with a 5-0 victory. Given Pine Forest's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 198th, while E.E. Smith is ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Forest hit E.E. Smith with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kaylen Sykes (2),
Leilani Manolias,
Jamya Battle, and
Milana Fair.
Meanwhile, Terry Sanford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 5-0 walloping at the hands of Lee County. One reason for the loss might be Terry Sanford's aggressive play style: Asia Faulk and Taylor Stangle were both handed yellow cards.
Pine Forest pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Terry Sanford, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1.
Everything went Pine Forest's way against Terry Sanford when the teams last played on Tuesday as Pine Forest made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Forest since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
