Soccer Preview: Union Pines vs. Athens Drive
Union Pines is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Athens Drive is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Union Pines Vikings will take on the Athens Drive Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two weeks ago, Union Pines kept a clean sheet against Terry Sanford. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 8-0 victory. Given Union Pines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Terry Sanford is ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Pines' offense was hitting Terry Sanford from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Taryn Pekala led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Garner with a sharp 10-1 win. That's two games straight that Athens Drive has won by exactly nine goals.
Union Pines has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. As for Athens Drive, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2-3.
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