Pine Forest hasn't had much luck against Escambia recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pine Forest Eagles will head out to challenge the Escambia Gators at 5:30 p.m.
Pine Forest is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game last Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to Pensacola.
Meanwhile, Escambia kept a clean sheet against Walton on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Braves as they made off with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Walton from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Lily Stringfellow led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Escambia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Pine Forest might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Escambia when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Pine Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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