Tuscola and Pisgah are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tuscola Mountaineers will head out on the road to challenge the Pisgah Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pisgah is hoping to do what North Henderson couldn't on Monday: put an end to Tuscola's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Tuscola never let North Henderson onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Knights are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tuscola hit North Henderson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bryce Ferguson (2),
Stonewall Strickland, and Strickland.
Meanwhile, Pisgah hadn't done well against Franklin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Pisgah was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Franklin. Give the Bears' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Tuscola's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Pisgah, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Tuscola suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pisgah in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Tuscola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
