The Union Pines Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lee County is facing Union Pines at the wrong time: Union Pines suffered their first home loss of the season last Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-1. One thing that didn't help the Vikings' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Jon Davis.
Union Pines' goal came courtesy of
Grey Withrow, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Lee County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 4-0 to Cary. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Imps are ranked 35th).
Union Pines' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lee County, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Union Pines might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Lee County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Union Pines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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