Tuesday evening the Batesville Bulldogs faced off against the Shelbyville Golden Bears losing 2-0.
We knew this would be a challenging game based on previous seasons. With 23.59 on the clock Batesville got caught with an accidental handball in the box, giving Shelbyville a penalty kick. Despite the pressure, Nate Slavin made an impressive deflecting save and the defense stormed in to clear the ball out of immediate danger. 20.51- The ball was rebounded off our keeper and the second shot found the back of the net. We ended the first half 1-0. We had few shots on goal, but nothing to equalize.
At 26.33 of the second half, Shelbyville player dribbled wide right from the goal and being pressured out well by his defender, but was still able to rip a shot from wide into the far side of the net. Batesville had a few attempts on goal and possessed the ball throughout the game, but was unable to break their shutout.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Kyle Hunteman.