After flying high against Terry Sanford back in March, Union Pines came back down to earth. The Union Pines Vikings fell victim to a tough 6-2 defeat at the hands of the Athens Drive Jaguars on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Union Pines of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
Taryn Pekala and
Reece Post did their best for Union Pines and scored both of Union Pines' goals. The pair have combined for a total of 19 so far this season.
Union Pines' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3-1. As for Athens Drive, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2-3.
Union Pines will stay at home for another game and welcome Southern Lee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Pines is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season. As for Athens Drive, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cardinal Gibbons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Cardinal Gibbons will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
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