Soccer Game Preview: Kilgore vs. Pine Tree

The Kilgore Bulldogs will take on the Pine Tree Pirates at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Kilgore didn't have quite enough to beat Henderson and fell 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Lions are ranked 307th).

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Pine Tree was not quite Center's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Roughriders by a score of 3-2.

Pine Tree's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Kilgore, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 15-2.