On Tuesday, Batesville competed against Shelbyville in boys soccer for a second time this season. The other meeting was during the Golden Bears’ invitational. Bulldog coach Kyle Hunteman stated this match was fast and physical, but both teams defensively held up. By halftime, neither team had touched the scoreboard.
Hunteman said the Bulldogs worked on shutting down Shelbyville’s strong possession to find moments to counter their attack. And it wasn’t until the end of the match when the Bulldogs finally took the lead.
“Ian Power was marked tight on the sideline,” Hunteman described. “He turned his defender and crossed a high lofted ball into the box where Eli Pierson jumped his defender and their keeper for a header into the net.”
Batesville denied Shelbyville the opportunity to equalize and the Bulldogs won 1-0.
Prior to the varsity match, the JV played. In the first half, the Golden Bears scored two goals then the Bulldogs scored on a penalty kick by Grant Peters. The second half went on without another goal as Shelbyville came away with the 2-1 win.
We thank coach Hunteman for the information.