Soccer Game Preview: Scotland vs. Pinecrest

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 6:30am

Soccer Preview: Scotland vs. Pinecrest

Scotland is 0-10 against Pinecrest since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Scotland Fighting Scots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pinecrest Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Scotland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 428th, while Pinecrest is ranked 150th).

Scotland is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. They fell just short of South Columbus by a score of 4-3.

Meanwhile, Pinecrest put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lee County with a sharp 4-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Pinecrest sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.

They hit Lee County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anna Depenbrock, Amelia Millard, Arden Johnson, and Jadyn Lamielle.

Scotland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1. As for Pinecrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.

Scotland might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in March. Will Scotland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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