The Pine Tree Pirates will face off against the Carthage Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Pine Tree didn't have quite enough to beat Spring Hill and fell 4-3. Pine Tree haven't had much luck with Spring Hill recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Carthage fell victim to Henderson and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Carthage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 570th, while Henderson are ranked 244th).
Carthage's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Pine Tree, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-2.
Pine Tree got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 against Carthage by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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