RS Tigers Defeat Evanston

On Wednesday at Evanston the Rock Springs Tigers battled the elements and the Red Devils. RS got on the board early when an Erick Mata shot was blocked but Pat Walker was able to finish the rebound for a Tiger goal in the 3rd minute of play. The Tigers kept on the attack and were rewarded with two more goals in the first half. The second goal came from Gilbert Gonzalez who dribbled through the last line of defense and beat the keeper. The last goal of the half came from Pat Walker again as he received a ball from Storie Ratcliff and Pat placed it between the keeper's legs for the score. With a comfortable 3 - 0 lead the Tigers added another goal in the 55th minute when Jesus Ramirez beat the Evanston keeper near post. Garrett Hay assisted the Ramirez goal. The game was called in the 60th minute due to snow on the field. This moved the varsity record to 3 - 2 - 0 and 2 - 0 - 0 in the 4A West Region. Man of the Match: Pat Walker (2 Goals)

Also playing in a shortened game due to the weather the JV Tigers were victorious over there Evanston counterparts by a score of 4 to 0. This improves the JV record to 3 - 1 - 1.

Up next for the Tigers: At Afton on Friday April 17th versus Star Valley - Jv 3:00pm and Varsity 5:00pm

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2008 All-State and All-Conference

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