Hoke County hasn't had much luck against Pinecrest recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hoke County Bucks are taking a road trip to square off against the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Hoke County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Union Pines on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Bucks' Joas Hernandez and the Vikings' Logan Glaubitz and Grey Withrow were all carded.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They blew past the Fighting Scots 9-1. Considering the Patriots have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hoke County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-2. As for Pinecrest, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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