The Pine Tree Pirates will square off against the Carthage Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Friday just wasn't the day for Pine Tree's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kilgore on Friday. While losing is never fun, Pine Tree can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Kilgore are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Carthage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 6-1 to Henderson.
Pine Tree's loss dropped their record down to 12-3-2. As for Carthage, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Pine Tree skirted past Carthage 2-1 in their previous matchup back in February. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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