The Watauga Pioneers will be playing at home against the Palisades Pumas at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Watauga's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Palisades has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Watauga's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over South Caldwell. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won ten matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Palisades was a bit more limited in their matchup last Thursday. They came up short against Ardrey Kell, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Knights are ranked 17th).
Watauga has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-2 record this season. As for Palisades, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
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