Union Pines waltzed into their match on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their defense stepped up to hand the Southern Lee Cavaliers a 9-0 shutout. Taryn Pekala was a massive factor in the win as she booted in five goals all by herself.
Union Pines is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season. As for Southern Lee, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Union Pines will take on Pinecrest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Southern Lee, they will be playing at home against Lee County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lee Countypresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Southern Lee in North Carolina (Lee County is ranked 69th, while Southern Lee is ranked 286th).
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