SPORTS

GIRLS SOCCER: Lexington beats Madison

Michael Odom

LEXINGTON – After presuring on the attacking third for the first 20 minutes, Lexington High School’s girls’ soccer team looked to have the upper hand.

But it was Madison that opened the scoring to take the lead.

The Lady Tigers continued to attack and scored two of their own to come from behind to beat Madison 2-1 on Tuesday at the Lexington Soccer Complex.

“I felt like we were really pressing,” Lexington coach Kirk Childers said. “We were possessing the ball and creating a lot of chances.

“When they took the lead, we just had to keep playing our game and the chances would come. It was just a matter of time for us to score.”

The Lady Mustangs (0-2) had one shot on goal in the first half, and it came in the 23rd minute as a cross from Camryn Meyer found Madison McKnight in the box to give Madison the 1-0 lead.

“We just had a little disorganization on defense,” Childers said. “Bailey Hayes was tough on the backline for us.”

The chances did come for Lexington (2-0) as the Lady Tigers had four shots on goal in the first half.

Lexington got a perfect chance to tie the match up in the 30th minute with a penalty kick, but it was missed. The Lady Tigers continued to attack and one minute later freshman Shelby Ozier lofted a shot in the air that dropped behind Madison goalkeeper Sue Guthrie and into the goal to tie the match 1-1.

“The defense had to push back and stay tight together,” Lexington junior defender Bailey Hayes said. “The defensive mid needed to help pressure in attack.

“I felt that we had this once we tied the match. We just needed one more to win.”

The chances continued for Lexington in the second half, but the team struggled to find the go-ahead goal.

In the 64th minute, freshman Chandler Holmes received the ball on the left side of the field. Holmes dribbled the ball into the box and slotted it past Guthrie in goal for the 2-1 lead.

Madison had a couple of chances late in the match, but could not convert to draw level.

“Playing a team like Madison helped make us better in communication and how we spread the field in attack,” Hayes said.

Michael Odom, 425-9754