Pioneers settle for tie at FCHS

Alfredo Calel and the Pioneer soccer team tied Franklin County 1-1 on Tuesday night.

Franklin County scored its goal 26-minutes in after a defensive breakdown by the Pioneers and at the half the Rebels held a 1-0 lead.

Three-minutes into the second half Warren County?s Cody Cowens even the score at 1-1. Warren County controlled the tempo on the gave for the entire second half. The Pioneers offense missed on several solid opportunities to take the lead out shooting Franklin County 6-1 in the half. But the Pioneers couldn?t finish as time ran out sending the Pioneers home with a draw.

Warren County had 11 shots, while the Rebels took five on the night.

?We felt as if we lost the game,? said coach Keith Hamilton. ?There was no reason not to win. For the last three games we have been hanging by a thread and hopefully tonight was a wake-up call for us. The first half was sloppy. The kids weren?t focused and didn?t play as a team, which has hurt us all season. The game was physical, we had two injuries with Saul Simpson and Cowens going down. We played better in the second half, but Franklin County packed things back on defense and we didn?t finish when we had the opportunity.?

Warren County was scheduled to travel to Lebanon on Thursday and will be on the road on Tuesday against Cookeville.