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Tigers Tie with Mustangs



On Senior Night, on Friday, the Tigers jumped on top of the visiting Natrona County Mustangs but were not able to finish the game with the win. Erik Stembridge and Austin Mivshek scored in the first half for the Tigers and the Tigers had a 2 to 1 advantage at the half. The Mustangs were able to tie up the game but with ten minutes left Erick Mata put the Tigers in the lead. With just seconds left the Mustangs scored on a corner kick to send the game into overtime. Neither team was able to score in either overtime period and the game ended as a three to three tie. The tie keeps the Tigers at third place in the conference but gives them the tie breaker against Natrona who is currently in second place.

Varsity (4 - 4 - 3)

The JV Tigers also tied their NC counterparts. The JV games was a zero to zero game.

JV (3 - 2 - 3)

Up Next for Rock Springs - Saturday vs Kelly Walsh 10:00am - JV, 12:00pm - Varsity in Rock Springs.

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