Pine Lake Prep is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bradford Prep is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pride will welcome the Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
If Pine Lake Prep beats Bradford Prep with two goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Pride narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Community School of Davidson 2-1. That's two games straight that Pine Lake Prep have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Bradford Prep kept a clean sheet against Corvian Community on Monday. They skirted past the Cardinals 1-0. Given Bradford Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Corvian Community are ranked 331st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bradford Prep's one-goal win came courtesy of Omar Ismail, who's now up to seven this season.
Bradford Prep's victory bumped their record up to 10-6-3. As for Pine Lake Prep, their win bumped their record up to 13-3-1.
Pine Lake Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Bradford Prep when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Pride repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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