Ridgeland soccer teams still unbeaten

Three matches into the 2020 soccer season and the Ridgeland Panthers and Lady Panthers have yet to taste defeat.

Ridgeland’s boys fell behind 1-0 early on Thursday night, but came storming back to post a 4-2 win over visiting Trion to move to 3-0 on the year.

Matthew Cole scored the equalizer for Ridgeland just before halftime and Michael O’Neal put the Panthers in front just 30 seconds into the second half. Myers Tucker made it 3-1 midway through the second half, only to see Trion cut the gap to 3-2 with 15 minutes remaining. However, one final tally by Alan Martinez would seal the win.

Meanwhile, the Lady Panthers are now 2-0-1 after a 2-0 win. KatieAnn Thompson scored in the 35th and 61st minutes, while Annabelle Casto and Kaitlyn Durham both had shots on goal.

Keeper Riley McBee recorded five saves to earn her third clean sheet of the year.

Heritage girls 3, Dalton 3

After having last Tuesday’s game moved to the Carpet Capital because of rain, the Heritage Lady Generals managed to salvage a 3-3 tie against Dalton.

Heritage gave up a goal in the final minute of the first half to go into intermission down 1-0, but six minutes into the second half, a Molly Cason pass found Anna Boley in stride, who got it past the keeper for the equalizer. Cason had a second assist 18 minutes later as she fed Carol Anne Giannamore to make it 2-1 in favor of Heritage.

The Lady Catamounts would answer with 13 minutes left in the match, tying things up 2-2, but the Lady Generals would go back in front three minutes later on Boley’s second score, this one on an assist from Mady Terry. However, a win would not be in the cards as Dalton scored off a corner kick with two minutes to play.

Lindsay Connell had four saves for Heritage (1-0-1).