Pender put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lejeune Devil Pups. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Devil Pups are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pender hit Lejeune with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Pedro Cruz,
Adrian Torres, and
Aidan Murray.
Pender's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Lejeune, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2-1.
Pender didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 5-1 loss vs. Hobbton on the 26th. As for Lejeune, they will challenge East Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
