The Pine Forest Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Forest's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pine Forest saw some tournament action on Thursday. They lost 4-1 to Clinton. While losing is never fun, Pine Forest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 340th, while Clinton are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Pinecrest kept a clean sheet against Overhills on Wednesday. They blew past the Jaguars 4-0. Considering Pinecrest have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Pinecrest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those seven matchups. As for Pine Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-2.
Pine Forest might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Pinecrest in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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