Wildcat fans got their money’s worth again as the team took another tied game to shootouts tonight. The official score will be logged as 2-1 (you get one point for winning a shootout), but Lake Highlands scored on 3 dribble-ups and Richardson scored on 2. Wildcats win.

In the first half, Joel Mendoza played a ball to Reagan Dunk right in front of the net and cool-as-a-cucumber Reagan tapped it in. When the Eagles scored shortly thereafter, we went into the half 1-1. After a defense-intensive second half, we were knotted at one. The team prepared for five dribble-ups.

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Goalkeeper Myles Osborn saved the Eagles’ first three attempts, but the first three LH shooters missed, too. When RHS scored and we missed again, it was do-or-die. Myles saved the fifth shot. It was up to Emmet Kumeh to keep us in the game. He scored. Tied game.

Next up, one-and-ones. Both sides shoot until the tie is broken.

Myles ran up on the shooter and pressured him. He hit the post. No score.

LH missed. Tied game.

Richardson scored.

LH’s Drew Donica scored. Tied game.

Myles charged the shooter, causing him to miss and hit the post.

Foreign exchange student Jonathan Esselin (by now even he thinks his name is Young Swede) took the field. See what happened here.