After flying high against E.E. Smith last Wednesday, Pine Forest came back down to earth. The Pine Forest Trojans fell just short of the Hoke County Bucks by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Nicholas Acevedo was handed one for the Trojans, while the Bucks got theirs courtesy of Joas Hernandez.
Pine Forest's goal came courtesy of Acevedo, who's now up to three this season.
Pine Forest has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Hoke County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
Pine Forest will venture away from home to challenge Triton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Triton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pine Forest surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hoke County, they will take on Southern Lee at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southern Lee knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goal or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Hoke County likes a good challenge.
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