WC soccer team’s struggles continue
After opening the season with a win over Antioch High School, the Lady Pioneer soccer team has fallen on hard times over the past four weeks.
Thursday afternoon at the WCHS soccer field Warren County was hoping to get things back on track, as the Lady Pioneers took on the Rebelettes of Franklin County.
Warren County will have to look down the road for its next victory, however, after falling to the Rebelettes by a 3-1 final. Warren County dropped to 1-5-1 on the year as Franklin County improved to 7-2.
Just as they did against White County on Tuesday night the Lady Pioneers controlled the tempo of the game and out shot the Rebelettes 4-3 in the first half.
Taylor Hennessee provided the Lady Pioneers their first opportunity to score just five minutes in, but her shot came up short. Dakota Tinney had two attempts in the first half, but failed to find the back of the net. A solid defensive performance by Warren County kept Franklin County off the board in the first half as the two teams went in at the break scoreless.
Michelle Brown turned things around for the Rebelettes in the opening minutes of the second half. With five minutes off the clock Brown worked her way in front of the Lady Pioneer goal and fired a shot past Lady Pioneer keeper Taylor Douglas. Seven minutes later Brown once again caught the Lady Pioneers sleeping, and drove the ball past Douglas to put Franklin County on top 2-0.
Warren County worked the ball on offense over the next five minutes, which resulted in a corner-kick by the Lady Pioneers’ Hennessee. Tinney got the ball off of a deflection, and scored what would prove to be the Lady Pioneers’ only goal at the 22:32 mark.
Warren County dominated play for the rest of the half taking four more shots at goal, but each time failed to find the net.
Franklin County secured the victory with 15 minutes left to play, when Brown once again found a weakness in the Lady Pioneer defense and scored to pick up the hat trick.
Franklin County had two shots at goal in the second half, while the Lady Pioneers took five attempts.
Warren County will hit the road on Tuesday to take on Lebanon and will be back at home on Thursday against Blackman.