Tough night for local girls soccer teams
It was a difficult night Tuesday for Bartow County girls soccer teams.
Woodland and Cass were both edged by single goals in Region 7-AAAAA action while Cartersville lost to Class 6A Sequoyah.
PAULDING CO. GIRLS 4, WOODLAND 3
The Woodland girls soccer team lost a home match to Region 7-AAAAA opponent Paulding County Tuesday night.
The Lady Cats led 2-1 at the intermission on a pair of Tiera Feanny goals. Molly Plott added another goal in the second half for a 3-1 advantage, but Paulding tied the game on a pair of goals with about 20 minutes remaining and scored again late for the win.
Woodland (3-3-1, 0-1) travels to Hiram Friday for another region match.
CARROLLTON GIRLS 3, CASS 2
The visiting Lady Trojans scored in the game’s final five minutes Tuesday night to edge the Lady Colonels 3-2.
Cass led 1-0 at halftime on a Lupita Pineda goal in the opening minutes off an assist by Logan Vermaas.
In the second half, Carrollton scored back-to-back goals in the 62nd and 64th minutes to gain a 2-1 lead.
Vermaas knotted the score at 2-2 with a goal on a direct kick, but the Trojans got the deciding goal in the final minutes.
Cass (2-5) hosts Rome Friday.
SEQUOYAH GIRLS 5, CARTERSVILLE 1
Sequoyah took a 2-0 lead in the first half and held off the Lady Canes for an eventual 5-1 win.
Marissa Mowry scored the Cartersville goal late in the game.
The Lady Canes are now 2-3.
