Actually, SCISA is less competitive this year than in years past. In the past the upstate region there were a couple of teams that were battling it out for the region title late in the season. This year, CN is the clear front runner and therefore the favorite. Pinewood in years past has been the front runner and favorite in the lower state region, and is so again this year.
Now, the missing starters that you state would answer some of how the game actually went. I don't know that if the starting center back had been there Pinewood would have had the 4 1v1's with the keeper, and with a starting forward missing, that would explain the lack of effort needed by the Pinewood keeper during the game.
