Despite a strong season so far, Harnett Central has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 6-0 to Pine Forest on Friday. While losing is never fun, Harnett Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Pine Forest is ranked 44th).
Harnett Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Pine Forest, they pushed their record up to 9-0-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Looking ahead, Harnett Central will welcome Terry Sanford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harnett Central's defense better be ready for this one: Terry Sanford has averaged an impressive 2.8 goals per game this season. As for Pine Forest, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against E.E. Smith at 6:30 p.m. Pine Forest is facing E.E. Smith at the right time seeing as E.E. Smith is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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