Soccer Preview: Tuscola vs. Pisgah
The Tuscola Mountaineers will head out on the road to face off against the Pisgah Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tuscola has four straight wins, Pisgah has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tuscola is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over East Henderson on Monday. It was an even better day for Gracie Rinker as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Pisgah fell victim to West Henderson and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Falcons. While losing is never fun, Pisgah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while West Henderson is ranked 27th).
Tuscola is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4-3 record this season. As for Pisgah, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Tuscola was able to grind out a solid victory over Pisgah in their previous meeting on April 1st, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuscola 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
