Pinecrest and Lee County are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pinecrest Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pinecrest took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Richmond onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Raiders are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lee County fell victim to Chapel Hill and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0.
Pinecrest pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lee County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Pinecrest beat Lee County 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Pinecrest repeat their success, or does Lee County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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