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MARSHFIELD – Marshfield could not make an early goal hold up as D.C. Everest rallied to defeat the Tigers 3-1 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys soccer game Tuesday night at Heiting Community Stadium at Marshfield High School.
Antonio Koehn broke a scoreless tie with a goal at the 28:52 mark of the first half to give Marshfield the lead, only to see D.C. Everest’s Hezekiah Mletzko knot the score at 1-1 with a goal 5½ minutes later.
The tie score held until midway through the second half when the Evergreens broke through.
Brian Lorge scored at the 67:05 mark and added an insurance goal eight minutes after that to push D.C. Everest’s lead to 3-1, which held through the end of the game.
Aissen Witter made three saves in goal for D.C. Everest (10-6, 6-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference), while Kai Rens saved five shots, including one on a penalty kick early in the contest, for Marshfield (6-7-3, 3-4-1 WVC).
D.C. Everest will play at Wausau West at 4 p.m. Thursday in a winner-take-all Wisconsin Valley Conference championship tilt. West defeated Wisconsin Rapids 3-0 on Tuesday to join the Evergreens on top of the conference standings. In the case of a tie between DCE and West, Wisconsin Rapids, which plays at Marshfield on Thursday, could also join in a three-way tie for the WVC title with a victory.
Evergreens 3, Tigers 1
D.C. Everest 1 2 – 3
Marshfield 1 0 – 1
First half: 1. M, Antonio Koehn (Dillon McHugh), 28:52; 2. DC, Hezekiah Mletzko, 34:20.
Second half: 3. DC, Brian Lorge (Mletzko), 67:05; 4. DC, Lorge (Jacob Gissel), 75:10.
Total shots: DC 15; M 12.
Shots on goal: DC 8; M 4.
Saves: DC, Aissen Witter 3; M, Kai Rens 5.
Records: D.C. Everest 10-6, 6-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 6-7-3, 3-4-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.