Wolves celebrate overtime victory at Lander. SweetwaterNOW Photo: Adrienne Hintz
Green River – The Green River Wolves soccer team clashed with the Lander Valley High School Tigers on Tuesday in a close game with each game decided by one goal. Unfortunately, the Lady Wolves fell short, 4-3, but the boys team won their second straight game, 2-1, in overtime.
The Green River boys boast an undefeated record through three conference games and a 5-1 overall record entering the game, while Lander holds a 4-1 conference record and a 4-2 overall record. I did.
The score remained deadlocked at 0-0 at halftime, with both teams showing tenacious defense. Lander broke the deadlock in the 50th minute and took a 1-0 advantage. Green River retaliated with a goal courtesy of Max Hintz's California toss, tying the score at 1-1 with 18 minutes remaining. Despite subsequent efforts, neither team was able to change the score, leading to a penalty shootout.
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In the shootout, GRHS defeated Lander 4-3 with successful shots from Axel McKinnon, Idzik Arellano, Aiden Morris and Braxton Doak, giving GRHS a 2-1 victory.
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In the women's matchup that preceded the men's game, GRHS, which has a conference record of 2-1 and an overall record of 4-2, faced an undefeated Lander team with an overall record of 5-1 in conference play.
Lady Wolves' Isa Basco found the net twice within the first 20 minutes, giving the Lady Wolves a 2-0 lead. However, Lander quickly fought back and cut the lead to 2-1 by halftime. In the second half, Lander jumped into the lead with two goals within the first 15 minutes, claiming a 3-2 advantage. They extended their lead with another point, making it 4-2 with 16 minutes remaining. Vasco scored from a free kick late in the game to make the score 4-3, but the Lady Wolves fell short and ended the game with a 4-3 loss.
With a current 4-3 overall record and 2-2 conference standings, the Lady Wolves maintain a prominent position in the latest 3A rankings of the wyopreps.com Coaches and Media Football Poll, taking fourth place. I am. Meanwhile, Lander moved up to second place.
On the boys side, Green River, which boasts a perfect record of 6-1 overall and 4-0 in conference, secured third place with one first-place vote in the latest poll. Lander is unranked.
Later this week, Green River will play Lyman on Friday and Mountain View on Saturday. Games at Ryman begin at 3 p.m., followed by the women's first and then the men's at 5 p.m. At Mountain View, the girls start at 11 a.m. and the boys start at 1 p.m. Click here for details on the remaining schedules for all GRHS and RSHS sports.
TRN Media will be live streaming video coverage of both Green River Soccer games in Ryman and Mountain View this week. The live stream will be available on The Radio Network's Facebook page and TRN Sports' YouTube.
