The Overhills Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Overhills and four for Pine Forest.
On Wednesday, Overhills came up short against Richmond Senior and fell 3-1. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Mason Jackson was handed one for Overhills, while Richmond Senior got theirs courtesy of Allen Franco.
Overhills' goal came courtesy of Sean Lackey, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Pine Forest's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jack Britt on Wednesday. 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 334th, while Jack Britt are ranked 125th).
Pine Forest's loss dropped their record down to 4-15-2. As for Overhills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1.
Overhills skirted past Pine Forest 2-1 in their previous meeting on October 6th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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