Pinecrest and Lee County are an even 4-4-2 against one another since August of 2021, but likely not for long. The Pinecrest Patriots will challenge the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pinecrest will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Pinecrest is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Union Pines just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Patriots came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Vikings are ranked 246th).
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matches, Lee County finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They came up short against Southern Lee, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Yellow Jackets couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Pinecrest's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Pinecrest took their victory against Lee County in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 5-2. Will Pinecrest repeat their success, or does Lee County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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