The Hoke County Bucks will square off against the Richmond Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Hoke County managed to keep up with Lee County until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hoke County lost 3-0 to Lee County.
Meanwhile, Richmond and Pinecrest met for a duel on Monday where Richmond couldn't get it done. Richmond came up short against Pinecrest, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Patriots are ranked 79th).
Hoke County's loss dropped their record down to 8-6-2. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-2.
Hoke County came out on top in a nail-biter against Richmond when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Hoke County repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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