Pinecrest is 9-0-1 against Richmond since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Pinecrest Patriots will be playing at home against the Richmond Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Pinecrest is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Chapel Hill just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Richmond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Southern Lee, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 130th).
Richmond's goal came courtesy of
Memphis Jacobs, who's now up to two this season.
Pinecrest's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Pinecrest beat Richmond by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Pinecrest repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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