The Pine Forest Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Overhills Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Forest is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Pine Forest fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Jack Britt on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. While losing is never fun, Pine Forest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Jack Britt are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, Overhills had to endure a three-match losing streak, but that streak is no more. They and Richmond Senior finished up their contest with a 5-5 draw on Wednesday. The result (or lack thereof) marked Overhills' first draw of the season.
They hit Richmond Senior with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Erik Galindo-Ortega (2), Sean Lackey (2), and Miguel Ledesma.
Overhills' draw makes their record 2-7-1 this season. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Pine Forest beat Overhills by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans 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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