Hornets take down Lakeland for 7th straight win
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 25, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Boys Soccer team picked up their seventh straight win with a 4-1 win over Lakeland on Saturday, September 24.
The Hornets struck early as sophomore Brett Rudy converted an assist from senior Josiah Hill only 1:30 into the game for an early 1-0 lead. Lakeland tied the game up with 6:13 on a goal by Lucas Snedeker, but Rudy returned the favor and assisted Hill on a goal 32 seconds before the first half ended to make it 2-1.
Wellsboro added 2 more goals in the second half to push the lead to 4-1. Hill scored with 17:22 remaining in the game on an assist from sophomore Holden Kennedy to make it 3-1, then sophomore Tanner Button assisted senior Jacob Singer with 14:20 left to make it 4-1.
Lakeland took 12 shots on the afternoon compated to the Hornets' 9 and also edged Wellsboro in corner kicks, 9-4. Senior Casey Hoover made 3 saves in goal for the win.
The win improves the Hornets' record to 7-3 (5-2 NTL). The team will be back in action on Monday, September 26 at Northeast Bradford.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
