Mustangs hold off Rockets
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The Highland County Press-
In one of their toughest and closest games to date, the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs held off the Fayetteville Rockets, Wednesday, for a 4-3 Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory at LCHS.
The win puts LC in a good spot in the SHAC with a 2-0 mark, along with a 4-1 overall record.
"This was a very close and physical match," LC head coach Dennis West said. "The action was nonstop for the entire 80 minutes.
"Kevin and I are really proud of the effort we are getting from the players. We go into fair week undefeated in the league and playing very good soccer."
The Mustangs scored two goals in each half, leading 2-1 at halftime. Each team scored twice in the second 40-minute half.
LC, who took 13 shots at goal, trailed early on as Fayetteville's Max Iles was first to score at 21:17 on a free kick.[[In-content Ad]]
Alex Pinkerton tied the score with a Mustang goal at 16:43 with an assist from Brandon Storer.
For the second time this week, Chaz Lanier broke a 1-1 score, putting the ball in the back of the goal as he beat the Rocket defense from 18 yards out for a 2-1 advantage with six seconds left in the first half.
Again, the Mustangs pressured the Rockets by scoring the first two goals in the second half, with Gage Waits netting a goal with 35:53 left in the second half off a pass by Lanier.
That goal was followed with Lanier's second goal, this one at the 24:20 mark with an assist by Josh Ahrmann.
FHS, who totaled 16 shots, responded with two consecutive goals with Ian Russo scoring one at 27:30 with the assist from DJ Iles. The final goal was scored with 17:31 left in the match by Tyler Brinkman off a defender.
At goal, Fayetteville's Stephen Burroughs played 80 minutes with five saves. For LC, Devin Pierson totaled 77 minutes at goal with 10 saves. Waits played three minutes at goal for LC.
The win puts LC in a good spot in the SHAC with a 2-0 mark, along with a 4-1 overall record.
"This was a very close and physical match," LC head coach Dennis West said. "The action was nonstop for the entire 80 minutes.
"Kevin and I are really proud of the effort we are getting from the players. We go into fair week undefeated in the league and playing very good soccer."
The Mustangs scored two goals in each half, leading 2-1 at halftime. Each team scored twice in the second 40-minute half.
LC, who took 13 shots at goal, trailed early on as Fayetteville's Max Iles was first to score at 21:17 on a free kick.[[In-content Ad]]
Alex Pinkerton tied the score with a Mustang goal at 16:43 with an assist from Brandon Storer.
For the second time this week, Chaz Lanier broke a 1-1 score, putting the ball in the back of the goal as he beat the Rocket defense from 18 yards out for a 2-1 advantage with six seconds left in the first half.
Again, the Mustangs pressured the Rockets by scoring the first two goals in the second half, with Gage Waits netting a goal with 35:53 left in the second half off a pass by Lanier.
That goal was followed with Lanier's second goal, this one at the 24:20 mark with an assist by Josh Ahrmann.
FHS, who totaled 16 shots, responded with two consecutive goals with Ian Russo scoring one at 27:30 with the assist from DJ Iles. The final goal was scored with 17:31 left in the match by Tyler Brinkman off a defender.
At goal, Fayetteville's Stephen Burroughs played 80 minutes with five saves. For LC, Devin Pierson totaled 77 minutes at goal with 10 saves. Waits played three minutes at goal for LC.