Soccer Preview: Southern Lee vs. Union Pines
Southern Lee is 0-10 against Union Pines since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southern Lee Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Union Pines Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Union Pines took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southern Lee, who comes in off a win.
After failing to score in their last contest, Southern Lee made sure to put some goals up on the board against St. Pauls back in March. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Southern Lee might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by three goals or more this season.
They hit St. Pauls with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ryan Phillips (3),
Bethzy Olvera, and
Brooke Burrus.
Meanwhile, Union Pines fell victim to a rough 6-2 defeat at the hands of Athens Drive on Wednesday.
Southern Lee's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Union Pines, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3-1.
Southern Lee might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Union Pines when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Southern Lee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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