The Palestine Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Pine Tree Pirates at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Palestine is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
Palestine can't be too worried about heading out to take on Pine Tree: they just beat Madisonville at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. Palestine walked away with a 3-1 win over Madisonville on Monday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Mustangs are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pine Tree kept a clean sheet against North Lamar on Monday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won nine games by three goals or more so far this season.
Palestine pushed their record up to 18-3-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 62 goals over those nine matchups. As for Pine Tree, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-4-2.
Palestine beat Pine Tree 2-0 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Does Palestine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine Tree turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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