Triton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They never let the Pine Forest Trojans onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Even though Triton got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Mckenna Moore was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Triton was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Mary Charlotte Pope and
Nissi Mencia, who scored both of Triton's goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Triton's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Pine Forest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3-1.
Triton will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Lee County at 6:30 p.m. Lee County will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Triton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pine Forest, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Terry Sanford at 7:00 p.m.
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