The Pine Tree Pirates will face off against the Kilgore Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pine Tree comes in on five and Kilgore on 11.
Pine Tree's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Center 7-0. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by five goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kilgore was able to grind out a solid victory over Henderson on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd in Texas, while the Lions are ranked 522nd in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kilgore pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those eight games. As for Pine Tree, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Pine Tree might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Kilgore in their previous meeting on February 4th. Will Pine Tree have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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