West Liberty-Salem Tops Ben Logan in Boys Soccer
The Benjamin Logan boys’ varsity soccer team fell to West Liberty-Salem 2–0 Saturday night after a scoreless first half.
Lance Campbell broke the deadlock with 25 minutes left, putting away a loose ball for the game winner.
The Tigers sealed the deal with a second goal from Wyatt Longaberger in the final two minutes.
With the victory, WLS improves to 8–2, while the Raiders drop to 7–2. Ben Logan travels to Jonathan Alder on Monday for a CBC match-up at 5:30 p.m.
After the game, the Raiders reflected on the battle:
“Tonight West Liberty played really well and we lost to a good team. After a tight first half we knew the game was going to come down to a mistake or a fortuitous bounce one way or the other and they generated a goal and we didn’t. Hat’s off to Coach Wolfe and their program. It was a great game and we look forward to the challenge of the CBC next week.”
The West Liberty-Salem JV squad also picked up a win, shutting out Ben Logan 6–0.
Bo Miller recorded a hat trick, Eli Jones added two goals and an assist, and Rylan Leichty scored once.
Peyton Ziegler and Landon Zanfirov each had an assist, while goalkeepers Leichty and Jerome Cordrey combined for the clean sheet.
The JV Tigers, now 3–2, host Jonathan Alder Monday at 6 p.m.
WLS Girls Soccer Falls at Ben Logan
The West Liberty-Salem girls’ soccer team traveled to Benjamin Logan and came up short, 2–0.
Scoring for the Raiders were Ella Stoodt and Brooklyn Smedley. Rissa Bates had the shutout in goal, with 5 saves.
Tiger goalkeeper Kaylee Blair recorded 13 saves in the loss.
The Lady Tigers are now 3–5-1 overall and 2–2 in conference play.
They return to action Monday evening at Anna in non-league play, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m.
Calvary Christian Shuts Out Miami Valley
On Saturday, the Calvary Christian Spartans earned a 4–0 home win over the Miami Valley Rams.
Senior captain Nehemiah Dillon scored twice in the first half, while junior Brett Gildow added another.
In the second half, senior Cohen McDonald found the back of the net to extend the lead.
Sophomore goalkeeper Brody Prall, backed by a strong defensive line, secured the shutout.
