The Mitchell Mountaineers used Senior Night at Memorial Stadium in Ledger as just the right motivation to play inspired soccer, scoring three quick first half goals to take a commanding lead, then hung on to defeat the Vikings 4-2.
Mitchell scored three goals over the first 12 minutes of the match, but the Vikings rallied in the final portion of the first half. Senior Andrew Ingram played with great heart, gutting out a knee injury to score both Avery's goals in the match. The Big Red got on tbe board with an Ingram tally to the lower left corner of the goal in the 27th minute to cut the lead to 3-1.
Ingram's second goal came off a great send which split the Mitchell defense. Ingram used his strong leg to shoot a high attempt of the net's crossbar and into the net, providing the final score for Avery. Mitchell rallied with an inurance goal in the second half to preserve the win.
