The Palisades Pumas will head out on the road to face off against the Olympic Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Palisades fell victim to South Mecklenburg and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Sabres. Palisades have struggled against South Mecklenburg recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Olympic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Ballantyne Ridge, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Olympic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 374th, while Ballantyne Ridge are ranked 155th).
Olympic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-2. As for Palisades, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
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