WCMS soccer skins Gators
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The Pioneers found the back of the net twice in the opening two minutes of the contest at Pistole Park, and dominated the Gators in the second half on their way to a 3-1 victory.
Just one minute into the contest, the Pioneers? Lorenzo Quesada put the home team on the scoreboard, weaving his way through the Gator sweepers from 20 yards out and firing in a goal from the right side.
Less than two minutes later, Warren County?s Luis Cabrera got in on the act, losing his closest defender at the 18-yard mark and driving in for a point-blank shot from the left to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead they would hold until the end of the first half.
North had a shot at a goal late in the half, driving in for a close-range shot against WCMS goalkeeper Chad Womack, but the effort went over the crossbar and the Pioneers took their shutout into intermission.
Challenged by head coach Matt Jackson to turn up their intensity, the Pioneers responded in the second half with three quick shots, all of which were just off the mark including two which hit the right-side post.
Turning up the heat even more as the second half wore on, WCHS put 11 shots on goal in the game?s final 30 minutes, with Alex Espino finally finding paydirt from the right side on a crossing assist from Cabrera.
Although successful for much of the second half in their attempts to keep the action on their own end of the pitch, the Pioneers weren?t able to keep the shutout intact, as North scored its only goal just before the end of the game on a 15-foot shot past Womack, who finished with seven saves.
The Pioneers, who are scheduled to face Shelbyville Harris Thursday, recorded 15 shots on goal in the winning effort. Thursday?s game is scheduled for 5:30, with a JV contest to follow.