Almost five weeks prior to its opener in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II first-round contest on Oct. 28, the Pinelands Regional High School girls soccer team walked onto Barnegat’s field and dismantled the Bengals’ defense, taking a 4-0 lead by halftime, and never looked back en route to a 6-0 victory. But something was different on Monday when the Bengals visited the Wildcats.

“I think everybody was overly confident,” said senior goalkeeper Brenna DeVoe, who recorded five saves for her 20th…