Bronco soccer falls to MTCS
The Boyd Christian soccer team lost a heart-breaker Thursday afternoon at home, falling to Middle Tennessee Christian 4-2.
The Cougars didn’t waste any time scoring, as MTCS found the back of the net during the first 10 minutes of play. The Broncos pushed the ball on offense with Casey Hertwig and Clint Patterson working the ball upfield, and with 20 minutes left in the half the Cougars were called for a push in the back in the box, which gave Boyd a penalty kick. Hertwig lined the ball up and fired past the diving Cougar goalie to tie the game at 1-1.
Middle Tennessee Christian regained the lead with just under 10 minutes to play in the half when a Cougar attacker found the open net for a 2-1 lead as the teams went in to the half.
Boyd opened the second half very aggressively on defense, and gave its offense many chances to score during the second half. The Broncos tied the game at 2-2 off a second penalty kick by Hertwig.
Middle Tennessee Christian took advantage of a couple of breakdowns by Boyd’s defense late in the game, as the Cougars recaptured the lead 3-2 with 15 minutes left to play. The Cougars added another goal with just under eight minutes left to seal the win.
The Broncos took 20 shots at goal, with Dustin Curtis picking up 16 saves on the day. Boyd will be in action on Monday at home when they take on Mt. Juliet Christian at 4 p.m.