Story by Tara Hefferan Photos by Connelly Hefferan Nordlund At home on Friday night, Newaygo Lions Soccer picked up their third win of the season, narrowly edging out the Ravenna Bulldogs 1-0. In a relatively even match-up, the first half had the Lions and Bulldogs battling for possession, with few attacks on goal. The best chance of the half came for the Lions following a sequence of passes starting in the midfield. While on the run toward goal, Lena Wagner passed the ball to Rachel Larsen on the right side of the box. Larsen immediately crossed the ball to Luella Hilden, who fired a shot at goal. The Bulldog Keeper made an impressive diving save to keep the score even at 0-0 going into halftime. In the first half, the Lions had three shots to the Bulldog’s one. Returning for the second half, Ravenna was newly energized, but Captain Natalie Richardson and Keeper Ella Soules successfully led Newaygo’s defensive efforts to withstand the stronger Bulldog attack. While Newaygo was outshot by the Bulldogs, the Lions were able to convert an important opportunity to get on the board. The play unfolded in the midfield, with Landry Hefferan Nordlund poking the ball away from the Bulldog player and to Larsen. Larsen quickly sent a ball through the Bulldog defense to Wagner. Wagner then slotted the ball past the talented Ravenna Keeper and into the lower right corner. This marks Wagner’s 4th goal of the season. Ravenna fired off 10 shots in the second half, with 3 of those shots on goal. The Lions had just two shots, with one being the game winner. Keeper Soules earned her second shut-out of the season, as the Lions emerged victorious with a score of 1-0.
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