Tuesday night the Greenwood Bulldogs took on Harrison in a 5A West Conference match-up.
The Lady Bulldogs were in action first taking on the Lady Goblins. Harrison jumped out to an early lead and never looked back with the halftime score at 5-0. Greenwood would make adjustments at the half and get on the scoreboard with a goal from Madelyn Wilkinson. Harrison would tack on two more scores to end the game 7-1.
The Lady Bulldogs came into the match-up with Harrison after a 2-2 tie against Greenbrier on Thursday. That game saw Freshman Farah Crossno get both goals in the first half with one of the goals coming as time expired. It was setup by a corner kick from Abbigail Gatesman.
Currently the Lady Bulldogs sit 4th in Conference at 3-3-1 but a 6-3-1 record overall. The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Russellville on Friday to kickoff the second half of conference play.
The Varsity Boys took the field shortly after the Girls game ended. It was a defensive game for the first half as both teams took several shots on goal but Goal Keeper Brandon Coston would keep the Harrison Goblins scoreless after 80 minutes of play.
A Harrison penalty inside the Goal Keepers box saw Tucker Wooten attempt the penalty kick in the first half, it would be stopped be the Goal Keeper. Another penalty in the 2nd half would have Senior Steven Duran attempt a 2nd penalty kick and this one would go right past the Goblin defender. Greenwood would put the first points on the board with 29.49 left in the 2nd half. Several more saves by Coston would highlight the 2nd half as well as the defensive play from Hudson Meeker.
Ben Pschier would get a goal in traffic at the 22:10 mark in the 2nd. From there it was all defense as the Bulldogs hung on to win 2-0.
Coming into the game the Bulldogs had dropped a close 2-1 match against a very physical Greenbrier Panther team. Greenwood’s lone goal would come from Body Steinfeldt on a penalty kick that sailed perfectly over the Panther defense.
“I’m super proud we had a clean sheet (no goals allowed) too. We haven’t had many clean sheets lately.” Coach Tyler Woods said after the defensive showcase the Bulldogs displayed. “Kudos to Brandon Coston our Keeper, Carson Hobbs, Body Steinfeldt, Alex Pittman, Hudson Meeker, and Braycen Austin. He even subbed in at midfielder and saved a corner (kick) from going in”
“I’m super proud of them, that was a good win to build on. Hope we can build some momentum going into the 2nd half (of conference)” Coach Woods concluded.
The Bulldogs just as their Lady Bulldogs counterpart will travel to Russellville to take on the Cyclones on Friday. Russellville sits atop the Boys 5A West Conference at 5-0-1, while the Greenwood Bulldogs are 6th heading into Fridays match up with a 2-4-1 Conference record. The Bulldogs are 6-5-2 overall.
