Caption: Pirates win 2-0 over Miller City! The girls displayed great teamwork. I couldn’t be prouder of this team, our school, and our community for the cause we supported today. The Pirate Player of the Game goes to Kaylee “Gerald” Boecker as she came off the bench as a spark plug and scored the first goal. — Coach Bidlack
Saturday had Continental and Miller City High School Girls Soccer teams battling in the heat while raising money to help treat cancer in the Annual Kickin Cancer game. The host Pirates stayed among the Putnam County League teams with a win to stay undefeated in league games. It was scoreless till the end of the first half when Pirate Kaylee Boecker hit the back of the net with 2:21 left in the half. Pirates 1-0 half. It took the Pirates just over a minute into the second half to add an insurance goal when Maeci Dockery hit the back of the net off a Makenzie Shock pass with 38:43 left in the game. Pirate defense took it from there. Pirates 2-0 winner.
Kaylee Boecker and Maeci Dockery score a goal for the Pirates. Makenzie Shock picked up an assist.
Mackenzie Niese picked up the shutout win in goal for the Pirates and had 7 saves. The Wildcats had a 13-12 advantage on shots while both teams had 7 shots on goal. Continental had a 6-3 advantage on corner kicks.
Continental improves to 8-3 (2-0 PCL) and will travel to Archbold on Tuesday. Miller City falls to 4-3-2 (0-2-1 PCL).
–Mike Jones, Sportswriter
