The Avery Lady Vikings traveled to Hendersonville on Monday evening for a matchup with fellow 1A competitor Hendersonville in Western Highlands Conference soccer action. Avery played hard and with intensity, but Hendersonville's Dietz Field continued to be a personal house of horrors to the Big Red, as the Lady Bearcats escaped with yet another home victory over the Lady Vikings, emerging with a 3-1 victory.Avery played with less cohesion than in recent games as they took on one of the top teams in the WHC. From the outset, the Lady Bearcats played with the defensive mindset of containing and keeping the ball from Lady Vikings sophomore Mary Chesnut Smith. For the majority of the evening Smith faced two players or more defending her, preventing her from being able to catalyze the Lady Vikings offensive attack from the middle of the field.
The Bearcats got on the board first with a goal in the 9th minute to take an early 1-0 advantage. The Lady Vikings scored an equalizer in the 28th minute as Hayley Pyatte scored a goal which was assisted by Emily Banner.
Just three minutes following the Avery tally, a goal by Hendersonville's Torrey Jones gave Hendersonville the lead of 2-1 which held up for the remainder of the first half.
The Lady Vikings played with poise and control in the second half, with the exception of a brief lapse in the opening minutes of the second half. Hendersonville scored an insurance goal to build a two-goal lead at 3-1. Avery's defense held Hendersonville scoreless for the rest of the contest, but Avery could not musted the offensive attack to cut into the margin as the Lady Bearcats won by the same 3-1 score.
Avery returns to the pitch later this week when it travels to Columbus to meet another top-10 1A school in Polk County.
The Bearcats got on the board first with a goal in the 9th minute to take an early 1-0 advantage. The Lady Vikings scored an equalizer in the 28th minute as Hayley Pyatte scored a goal which was assisted by Emily Banner.
Just three minutes following the Avery tally, a goal by Hendersonville's Torrey Jones gave Hendersonville the lead of 2-1 which held up for the remainder of the first half.
The Lady Vikings played with poise and control in the second half, with the exception of a brief lapse in the opening minutes of the second half. Hendersonville scored an insurance goal to build a two-goal lead at 3-1. Avery's defense held Hendersonville scoreless for the rest of the contest, but Avery could not musted the offensive attack to cut into the margin as the Lady Bearcats won by the same 3-1 score.
Avery returns to the pitch later this week when it travels to Columbus to meet another top-10 1A school in Polk County.
