The Pine Tree Pirates will face off against the Palestine Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pine Tree sitting on three straight victories and Palestine on 12.
Pine Tree's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over North Lamar. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Madisonville typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Palestine proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 3-1. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Mustangs are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palestine's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 62 goals over those nine matches. As for Pine Tree, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4-2.
Pine Tree couldn't quite get it done against Palestine when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as they fell 2-0. Can Pine Tree avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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