The Pine Tree Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Palestine Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pine Tree managed to slip by Mabank the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Pine Tree lost 5-0 to Mabank on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, the Pirates' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Palestine waltzed into their game on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 15 matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Palestine's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 66 goals over those nine contests. As for Pine Tree, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
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