Broncos clipped by Mt. Juliet
Capt. Russell Conway escorts Correctional Officer Sabrina Wallace into the Tabor City Police Department. (Deuce Niven photo)
Sabrina Wallace, jail booking photo
Capt. Russell Conway escorts Correctional Officer Sabrina Wallace into the Tabor City Police Department. (Deuce Niven photo)
Sabrina Wallace, jail booking photo
The Boyd Christian Lady Bronco soccer team traveled to Mt. Juliet Christian Monday for an afternoon matchup with the Golden Bears. Boyd gave Mt. Juliet all it wanted, and it took a last minute shot to give Mt. Juliet the 4-3 win.
Mt. Juliet scored first, 10 minutes into the game. Lady Bronco Mary Reynolds would even the score at 1-1 five minutes later. With 15 minutes left in the first half Kati Sutton found herself all alone and scored to give Boyd the lead 2-1. Boyd played very aggressive on offense and Reynolds would give the Lady Broncos a 3-1 lead with five minutes left to play in the half. Mt. Juliet turned the tables on the Lady Broncos and scored twice before the half to even the game at 3-3.
In the second half both teams put on a defensive stand. Boyd had several opportunities to score late in the half but never could finish off the drive with a goal. With two minutes left in the game Mt. Juliet got a pass to its mid-fielder and scored its fourth goal of the game and pick up the win.
Reynolds had two goals and one assist, Sutton had one goal with one assist. Goalie Amber Hodge had 15 saves on the day as Boyd took 17 shots on goal.
“We held them at 3-3 for a long time and it was obvious that we had tired,” said Boyd coach Teresa Sutton. “Mt. Juliet took advantage of that and this was the difference in the game.
“We held them all day on defense and played a tough battle. We stepped up our offense and played very hard tonight. I made a change in positions at the half as Mt. Juliet had four of their players on Kati. I switched her and Megan Hamblen which worked very well for a while. I’m extremely pleased with our effort and am very proud of the way they played hard all day.”
The Lady Broncos are scheduled to travel to York Institute Monday, then return home Oct. 1 for a rematch with Mt. Juliet Christian in their Senior Day game.