Wildcats score two second half goals to down Spring Hill

Louisburg freshman Cade Gassman celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal Thursday against Spring Hill in the Wildcats’ 2-1 victory.

There have been a few moments during the Louisburg boys soccer team’s winning streak where the result always hasn’t been crystal clear.

Thursday brought ones of those
moments.

The Wildcats hosted Spring Hill in
a Frontier League match and they found themselves down a goal in the second
half. Louisburg put together several chances on goal, but had no luck – that is
until midway in the second half.

Louisburg struck twice in a matter
of 10 minutes as the Wildcats rallied to a 2-1 victory over the Broncos. The
win improved their record to 7-0 on the season as the Wildcats sit atop the league
standings.

It was also the third victory for Louisburg in a four-day span as the Wildcats defeated Bishop Ward and Lansing earlier in the week.

“It
was a great week winning 3 games in four days against the type of teams that
were on our schedule,” Louisburg coach Kyle Conley said. “We played hard and
overcame the extreme heat to have success. I think our fitness and depth proved
very beneficial over these past four days. The boys found a way to get positive
results and to play for each other. It was a great watching the boys play with
so much heart and passion.”

Spring
Hill struck first early in the first half. A miscue by the Wildcat defense allowed
the Broncos to score in the opening minutes, but Louisburg tightened up its
back line and the Broncos had limited chances the rest of the way.

“We only gave up three shots the whole
night, but that was one that was way too easy,” Conley said. “The boys knew we
had the better of play in the first half and we were getting plenty of chances.
I feel that they just needed to get some confidence and then they would be able
to break down Spring Hill. We had a lot of chances and did a nice job of
moving the ball and attacking.”

That confidence boost came with 27
minutes left in the match when sophomore Braden Yows scored to tie the match
and was one of eight shots on goal for Louisburg.

Ten minutes later, the Wildcats jumped in
front as Yows sent a pass to freshman Cade Gassman, who calmly hit a slow
roller that caught the Spring Hill goalie out of place and found the back of the
net.

“Braden
and Cade have played really well this year,” Conley said. “They keep creating,
moving and causing so many problems for our opponents. It’s really nice when
teams try to take one of our players away, because we have a different one step
up each night. This group is really playing well and playing for each other.
They feed off of the others success.”

Senior
goalie Garrett Rolofson finished the night with just two saves as the Wildcat
defense held strong and didn’t let Spring Hill have many opportunities.

The Wildcats will try and keep their winning streak going when they travel to Baldwin today for a road contest. Varsity is set to play at 4 p.m.

“Baldwin is a fantastic team and plays
really hard,” Conley said. “They play the game the right way and do a nice job
of attacking and taking what the other team gives them. It will be a great
match up and should be a lot of fun to watch.”