Soccer Preview: Pinecrest vs. Hoke County
Pinecrest has gone 9-0-1 against Hoke County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Pinecrest Patriots will take on the Hoke County Bucks at 7:00 p.m. Pinecrest will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Pinecrest is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Scotland with a sharp 9-0 win on Monday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, Hoke County was forced to settle for a draw on Monday. Neither they nor Union Pines could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Bucks' Joas Hernandez and the Vikings' Zach Simpson and Cole Harkins were all carded.
Pinecrest's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Hoke County's draw gives them a new season record of 7-4-2.
Pinecrest was able to grind out a solid win over Hoke County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 4-2. Will Pinecrest repeat their success, or does Hoke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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