Pine Lake Prep has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Lake Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Pine Lake Prep's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Bradford Prep by a score of 2-0. Given Pine Lake Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Bradford Prep is ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Lake Prep was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Allie Barfield and
Ansley Nixdorf, who scored both of Pine Lake Prep's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter beat Piedmont Community Charter 3-1 on Thursday.
Pine Lake Prep's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0-1. As for Mountain Island Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Pine Lake Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain Island Charter when the teams last played back in March, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Lake Prep 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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