Lee County and Pinecrest are an even 4-4-2 against one another since August of 2021, but likely not for long. The Lee County Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lee County had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Southern Lee put an end to it on Wednesday. Lee County came up short against Southern Lee, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Yellow Jackets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Pinecrest's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Pines. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Patriots came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Vikings are ranked 246th).
Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Pinecrest, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Lee County suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in September. Can Lee County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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