WCMS soccer clips Tullahoma
Warren County Middle School’s soccer team improved to 2-0 Thursday night, downing visiting Tullahoma 2-1 at Nunley Stadium.
The Pioneers, who downed Scott Middle School 7-1 on Tuesday, had a bit tougher time against a speedy Tullahoma squad.
Both teams struggled to establish momentum early in Thursday’s contest, but Tullahoma was able to fire off a few shots at the Pioneer goal. Fortunately for the home squad, however, all of the visitors’ early efforts were either off the mark, or turned away by WCMS goalkeeper Tucker Chastain.
The Pioneers got on the board midway through the first half, when midfielder Cody Cowans fired a long pass ahead of Tony Garibaldi, who broke toward the goal and launched a point-blank shot into the Tullahoma net.
Garibaldi struck again later in the half, scoring on a penalty kick after he was tripped up in the box to put the Pioneers on top 2-0.
A seventh-grader, Garibaldi played a big part in the Pioneers’ first win, as well, as he scored three of the team’s seven goals.
As the first half wound down, Tullahoma swarmed the Pioneer net, and found paydirt when they put in a rebound to go into halftime down 2-1.
The Pioneers stepped up their defensive efforts in the second half, however, keeping possession on their end of the field for much of the remainder of the game and preventing Tullahoma from mounting a comeback.
After taking this week off for spring break, the Pioneers return to action Thursday, March 27, with a home match against Murfreesboro Siegel.