The Pioneers played against the Green Forest Tigers on Monday, April 25th. The Pioneers played a little sloppy in the first half, and the Tigers were able to score in the first 3 minutes. The Pioneers were frustrated out on the field after that goal. They had some shots on goal, but the Tiger’s goalie was able to stop most of the shots. The Tigers were able to score 2 more goals with about 20 minutes still left in the first half. They were struggling on the defensive side and were confused on who they were guarding. The Pioneers were able to let the Tigers score another goal to end the first half.

Heading into halftime, the Pioneers were down 4-0. Gentry was not happy with their play on the field in the first half. The start of the second half, the Tigers were able to score off the whistle. After that goal, Coach Parton told the team to just have fun on the field and play with heart. The second half was much better than the first half. The Pioneers started to have fun. They were able to get some decent touches on the ball and nice passes. The Pioneers were able to score from a cross from freshman defender Nick Linch to sophomore forward Kevin Ochoa, but when Ochoa headed the ball, the ball was too high and went over the goal.

The Pioneer had possession of the ball in the second half. The Pioneers were able to score about three more times in the second half, but the Tiger’s goalie was able to stop all of the close shots. The Tigers were able to score 2 more goals to put the game away. The final score was 7-0. The Pioneer’s next conference game is Friday, April 29th against the second best conference team, the Berryville Bobcats.

“The first half we started to get serious and too harsh on each other. After halftime we started to play as a team and we were just having fun out there on the field and we were able to actually get some good-looking shots on goal. We just have to stay in it together throughout the season and have some fun,” said Ochoa after the loss.

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