The Pinecrest Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pinecrest has four straight victories, Pine Forest has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
While Pinecrest's win against Richmond Senior wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Patriots' defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 1-0 shutout on Monday. Given Pinecrest's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Richmond Senior are ranked 314th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Overhills on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 2-1.
Pine Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-2. As for Pinecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Pinecrest took their win against Pine Forest in their previous meeting back in August of 2017 by a conclusive 6-3 score. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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