The Hillcrest Rams scored two late second half goals to grab a 3-1 victory over Boiling Springs in boys soccer on Thursday night. "I think tonight we saw two teams that were tired of losing and it came down to which team wanted it more," said Bulldogs head coach Nathan Robbins. "They just wanted it more tonight." Hillcrest controlled the middle of the field early in the game but it was the Bulldogs who got the first score of the game on Thursday night when Sam Maslyanchuk found the back of the net with just over fifteen minutes left in the first half. The Rams would answer back with seven minutes left in the half when Manuel Ramirez tied the game on a shot in the middle of the field to tie the game at 1-1 going into halftime. In the second half both teams had plenty of opportunities as Hillcrest and Boiling Springs both got some good looks at the goal but were unable to capitalize. The Bulldogs got some great play from their goalie Emanuel Ocampo as he recorded nine saves including a great save on a Hillcrest penalty kick as he dove right knocking the kick away and preserving the 1-1 tie with only twenty-four minutes left in the game. "(Emanuel) is our senior goal keeper and we expect him to make saves like that," said Coach Robbins. "He hasn't let us down all season when it comes to big moments." Hillcrest was able to break the tie with just over fifteen minutes left in the second half when Jeremy Montero scored to give the Rams a 2-1 lead and the Rams would strike again just under two minutes later when Amourlaye Fondio found the back of the net and extended the Hillcrest lead to 3-1. "We still have some important region matches still coming up," said Coach Robbins. "We're going to put this one behind us and move on." The Bulldogs will return to action on Monday as they host Gaffney in another region matchup. Lady Bulldogs Defeat Hillcrest The Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs soccer team picked up a key region victory on the road at Hillcrest as they won in overtime 4-3 on penalty kicks.
The Bulldogs got a key save from goalkeeper Cora Brendle in penalty kicks to seal the victory. After falling behind 2-0 to the Rams, Boiling Springs' Natalie Koller scored two goals for the Bulldogs to send the game into overtime. They also got a goal from Taylor Wilson in overtime to give the Bulldogs a 3-2 lead before winning the game for good in penalty kicks. The Bulldogs will travel to Gaffney on Monday night. Comments are closed.
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