WILLIAMSBURG — Whitley County and Pulaski County traded goals throughout the night before settling for a thrilling 5-5 tie.
The Colonels record is now 6-3-1.
“Brody Moses scored off a corner in the 18th minute to tie the game,” Whitley County coach Michael Branham said. “Rizzo Cima buried a PK with five minutes in the half. We went into halftime down 3-2 and Pulaski was on a red card at that point. It was back and forth from there, Rizzo Cima found Bryson Mahan to tie it. Every time they scored we found a way to tie it back up. A red card late in the game put us at 10 men for the rest of the game.
“We battled it out from there and I think we played with heart tonight that we haven’t seen since the Corbin game,” he added. “I hope to continue this level of play through the rest of the season. “
First Half
Pulaski County struck first at the 25:36 mark to take a 1-0 lead. Whitley County quickly answered when the Maroons surrendered an own goal at 18:40 to tie things at 1-1. Karen Anderson put Pulaski back in front, 2-1, with 11:03 left in the half.
The Colonels evened the match at 2-2 when Rizzo Cima converted a penalty kick with 5:22 remaining. Pulaski County responded before the break, scoring off a corner kick with 2:41 left to carry a 3-2 lead into halftime.
Second Half
Bryson Mahan knotted the score at 3-3 with 28:23 left, finishing off an assist from Cima. Pulaski regained the lead at the 17:24 mark, but Mahan answered again less than two minutes later off another setup from Cima, tying the game at 4-4.
The Maroons once again surged ahead, scoring with 14:58 to play, but Mahan delivered his third goal of the half at the 11:34 mark to make it 5-5.
Neither team found the net again, as the high-scoring showdown ended in a draw.
