Tigers Down the Braves in Afton

On Friday in Afton the RS Tigers were able to defeat there 4A West rival the Star Valley Braves by a score of 2 to 1. Pat Walker scored first for the Tigers off of a long throw in by Tevin Beaver. Walker headed the ball to the back post to beat the Brave's keeper, that was in the 13th minute. The Tigers last goal came from a nice pass from Garrett Hay to Storie Ratcliff, who put the ball in the back of the net in the 35th minute. The Tigers had a two to zero lead at the half. Star Valley would not quit and inched a little closer when they headed a ball in from a corner kick in the 54th minute. But the Tigers continued to play tough defense and kept the Braves from scoring again to preserve the 2 to 1 win. This moves the Varsity record to 4 - 2 - 0 and 3 - 0 - 0 in conference. Man of the Match: Bryce Kalista (10 saves).

In the JV matchup the Tigers scored early and often as they defeated the JV Braves by a score of 5 to 1. The record for the JV team is now 4 - 1 - 1.

Up Next for the Tigers: Monday April 20th vs Natrona County at Crossroads - JV 2:00pm and Varsity 4:00pm

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