WCMS, Tullahoma finish in deadlock
The WCMS boys soccer team took on Tullahoma at Pistole Park Thursday night, but had to settle for a 1-1 tie.
In the first half WCMS opened the game with two shots at goal, as rain started to fall to make the field a little slippery. The Tullahoma goalie stayed busy the first 10 minutes of the game as the Pioneers stayed on an offensive attack. Good ball movement created several open shots for the Pioneers, but the Tullahoma goalie turned them away.
With 10 minutes left in the first half Tullahoma went on its own offensive attack and had several quick shots. But WCMS goalie Tucker Chastain did his job and kept the ball out of the net to keep the game scoreless by halftime.
In the second half Tullahoma opened up very aggressively on offense, and with five minutes off the clock fired a shot just past the outstretched arm of Chastain to give Tullahoma a 1-0 lead.
WCMS started moving the ball up the field and out-hustled Tullahoma late in the second half. WCMS had 10 minutes left in the game when T. J. Black took a pass off his chest and then drove the ball in the net to knot the score at one goal apiece.
The Pioneers spent the last five minutes firing shot after shot, but three hit the cross bar and three were saved by the Tullahoma goalie. With one last attempt the Pioneers’ Tony Girabaldi fired a shot that went wide right as time ran off the clock.
“We had plenty of chances tonight but just couldn’t find the net,” said WCMS coach Matt Jackson. “We played very aggressive on offense and played very well on the defensive side. The field got a little slick but it didn’t stop us from running our offense.”
In the junior varsity game the Pioneers scored five goals and held Tullahoma scoreless. Scoring for the Pioneers were Tony Girabaldi, Steven Rodriguez, Andy Southard and Dexter Hillis.