Last Thursday, Wright County boys and girls soccer teams hosted the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs on a gusty evening in Belmond.
In the boys’ match, the Bulldogs jumped to an early 1-0 lead midway into the first half. They were able to maintain that narrow advantage until the closing moments of regulation. With less than two minutes on the clock, a corner kick from Wright County’s Angel Cortez deflected off of a Hampton player’s head and into the net to send the game to overtime.
After the passionate crowd settled down and the sudden death overtime period began, Cortez found Ty Franklin slashing through the open field for the deciding goal.
The boys have now won three straight and four of their last five matches.
On the girls side, Jaidynn Knapp scored on an Ella Negrete assist 20 minutes into the first half, putting Wright County up 1-0. A few moments later, Maddison Kaiser extended the lead to 2-0 with a goal of her own.
Wright County would not relinquish their early lead thanks to a shutout performance from goalkeeper Nadia Kaiser and a second half insurance goal from sophomore Clementine Sifert.
The girls have now won two of their last three matches and look to finish out their season on a high note in the next few weeks.
