In the annual “Battle for the Ball” game against Rushville, the Greensburg Pirates fell 4-2. In what ended up being a very exciting finish, Rushville controlled the ball for the majority of the first half, scoring 2 goals before halftime. Greensburg came out with a sense of urgency in the second half, getting a couple of scoring opportunities before Rushville added another to their score. Just a few minutes later, Greensburg answered. Luke Hellmich notched his 3rd assist of the year by finding Sage O’Mara on a corner kick. The goal was O’Mara’s 3rd of the year. After allowing another Rushville goal, pushing it to 4-1, Greensburg continued to battle getting several more goal-scoring opportunities. Grayson Newhart notched his 6th goal of the season off of a PK. The 2nd half offense was too little too late for Greensburg, as they fell 4-2 in the Battle for the Ball.
Courtesy of Pirates Coach Cody DeVolld.
Lady Pirates traveled to Rushville to face the Lions. They brought with them the trophy for “Battle for the Ball” that has been in the Pirates’ possession for the last three years. This would prove to be a one way trip for the trophy.
With a tough fight for the first half, the score remained at double zeros. The Pirates managed to take four shots but where outshot with the LIons taking twelve. Greensburg keeper Ella Lowe had another great game and was a huge reason the score was 0-0 at the half. With only seven and a half minutes left in the second half, the Lions managed to settle a ball in the Pirates goal bringing the score to 1-0. The goal would not be answered by the Pirates and that would be the final score of the game.
A highlight of the Pirates’ performance was Senior Captain Kelsy Scott managed to make four non-goalie saves. One of which was a notable save that was while Lowe was out of the goal to challenge a 1v1 attack. The ball as shot back in the direction of the goal and Scott managed to clear out the threat.
This brings the Lady Pirates’ record to 1-6-3. The Pirates are on the road this week on Thursday (9/26) and travel to Franklin County. The game time is 5:00 P.M.
Courtesy of Pirates Coach Ryan Morlan.