The Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs soccer team fell behind early in the game but rallied to grab a 2-1 victory over Hillcrest in a key region matchup on Thursday night.
"It was another good region win," said Bulldogs head coach Jonathan Burnett. "With all the rainouts lately just being able to get back and get a win is nice. We have a busy week next week against Byrnes, Spartanburg, and Dorman so we'll look to carry the momentum from tonight into those games next week." Hillcrest was able to take an early lead when Isabella Vincent found the back of the net on a shot from the top of the penalty box to give the Rams a 1-0 lead just eight minutes into the game. Boiling Springs answered the Rams score with just over eighteen minutes left in the half when junior Elainee Sprinkle took a left footed shot for forty yards from the left side of the field that lofted over the goalie's head and found the top left corner of the net to tie the game at 1-1. Coach Burnett said that Sprinkle has really been putting in a lot of effort to develop just a great left footed shot. "She has been working on her shot all season and has really developed her left foot shot ," said Coach Burnett. "I remember yelling out for her to shoot it and she did just that. It was a nice shot that ended up finding the back of the net." After Sprinkle's score the Bulldogs and Rams battled to a 1-1 tie at halftime. In the second half Boiling Springs took a cue from the Rams and scored early as Sami Ewing dribbled pass multiple defenders finding the top left corner of the net on another nice left footed shot to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead. The Bulldogs were able to keep the lead as they got great defense over the last thirty minutes of the game from their backline and a solid performance from goalkeeper Cora Brendle who had twelve saves. "I think there is a lot of fight in this team and you saw that tonight," said Coach Burnett. "We've seen it several times this season where this team will get down early but they've been able to fight their way back. Our message at halftime was for them not to get frustrated but to keep playing our game." The Bulldogs improved their region record to 6-3 with the victory and they will have a busy week next week as they travel to Byrnes on Monday, Spartanburg on Wednesday, and will host Dorman on Thursday night. "We have a busy week next week," said Coach Burnett. "We'll see where we are next Thursday night." Comments are closed.
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