E.E. Smith is 0-10 against Pine Forest since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The E.E. Smith Golden Bulls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. E.E. Smith will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 409th, while Pine Forest is ranked 139th).
E.E. Smith was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a rough 4-0 defeat at the hands of Overhills.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest had just enough and edged Harnett Central out 2-1 on Thursday. Two seems to be a good number for Pine Forest as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Leilani Manolias and
Audrey Bixler, who scored both of Pine Forest's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
E.E. Smith's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pine Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-1 record this season.
E.E. Smith might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Pine Forest in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can E.E. Smith avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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