The Pine Tree Pirates will head out to take on the Tatum Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pine Tree managed to keep up with Sabine until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Pine Tree came up short against Sabine, falling 4-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Cardinals are ranked 354th).
Pine Tree's goal came courtesy of Anthony Ovalle, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Tatum was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 7-1 to Henderson. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Eagles were already down 4-0.
Pine Tree's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 11-2. As for Tatum, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Pine Tree took their victory against Tatum in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Tree since the squad 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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