The Wheatmore Warriors will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Pine Lake Prep Pride at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheatmore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hendersonville a 4-0 shutout. Wheatmore's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Ellie Garrison and
Natalie Bowman scored all four of Wheatmore's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 107 goals.
Meanwhile, Pine Lake Prep had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Blue Devils. Given Pine Lake Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Brevard is ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wheatmore is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Pine Lake Prep, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1-1.
Everything went Wheatmore's way against Pine Lake Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Wheatmore made off with a 5-2 victory. Does Wheatmore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine Lake Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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