The Pinecrest Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Lee Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern Lee is hoping to do what Richmond couldn't on Monday: put an end to Pinecrest's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Pinecrest's defense stepped up to hand Richmond a 5-0 shutout. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Raiders are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southern Lee made easy work of Scotland on Monday and carried off a 5-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Pinecrest pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southern Lee, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Pinecrest beat Southern Lee by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinecrest since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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