Definition: In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.
Input: story: John was always really good at Soccer, so he decided to challenge Joe. Joe couldn't pass this up, and they began to play. They were both evenly matched, but Joe was pulling ahead. In the end, Joe won by over 30 points. They both laughed it off and went and got ice cream together.
 selected sentence: They were both evenly matched, but Joe was pulling ahead.

Joe scores more points in the soccer match >Causes/Enables> Joe pulls ahead in the soccer match