Lady Pioneers shut out again
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But unfortunately, the outcome was the same for Warren County. The offensive struggles continued for the young Lady Pioneers as they fell victim to the Lady Rebels 2-0.
A solid first half was played by both teams before a lapse in the Warren County defense produced the Lady Rebels first goal of the game 22 minutes into the first half.
After the goal Warren County settled down and did a much better job of keeping formation and clearing the ball on defense. Hoping to got in at the half down 1-0 a costly mistake led to the Lady Rebels second goal with less then two minutes remaining.
Franklin County’s left forward slipped past a Lady Pioneer defender as she was trying to shield the ball while it was going out of bounds. The Lady Rebel stole the ball and headed for Warren County’s goal sending a shot past Lady Pioneer goalie Erin Wolford as Franklin County took a 2-0 lead in at the break.
A lack of offense has plagued Warren County over the past four games with few opportunities to score. But in the second half Warren County came out and set the tempo of the game as the offense kept the ball in front of the Franklin County goal.
The Lady Pioneers had Franklin County in trouble on several occasions as Lara Kate Haley, Shea Hyatt, Kayla Hubbard, Mallory Morton, Allison Maxwell and Catherine Hill all had two shots each on goal. But several good saves and failure to follow their shots kept the Lady Pioneers off the scoreboard as Warren County fell to 0-6-2 on the season.
“We thought we had weathered the storm in the first half, but the mistake on defense by letting the Franklin County forward slip past us was costly,” said coach Keith Hamilton.
“In the second half we came out and controlled the tempo and play of the game, which is something we haven’t done over the past several games. The girls played very aggressive and we had more shots at goal tonight then I think we have had all year. There was improvement, but it’s just going to take time with a young team like we have.”