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MARSHFIELD – Wausau East scored three unanswered goals to take the lead and held on to beat Marshfield 4-2 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys soccer game Thursday at Griese Park.
Kyle Tremelling scored 5:16 into the game to give Marshfield an early lead, but East rallied as Isaac Westberg and Sam Petralia scored before halftime, and Max Sorenson had a goal 5:34 into the second half to give the Lumberjacks a 3-1 advantage.
Tremelling scored again 4 minutes later to cut the Tigers’ deficit, but East added another score 3½ minutes after that and the game was scoreless for the final 32 minutes.
Kevin Cassidy assisted on both of Tremelling’s goals for Marshfield (4-11-1, 2-8-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
Marshfield finishes its WVC and home schedule Thursday against Wausau West at 4 p.m. at Griese Park. The Tigers play a nonconference game at Onalaska on Saturday to end its regular season, and will learn their WIAA playoff matchup later this week. Playoffs begin next week.
Lumberjacks 4, Tigers 2
Wausau East 2 2 – 4
Marshfield 1 1 – 2
First half: 1. M, Kyle Tremelling (Kevin Cassidy), 5:16; 2. WE, Isaac Westberg (Max Sorenson), 21:24; 3. WE, Sam Petralia, 33:34.
Second half: 4. WE, Sorenson (Westberg), 50:34; 5. M, Tremelling (Cassidy), 54:36; 6. WE, Tannen Taylor (Sorenson), 58:06.
Total shots: Wausau East 8; Marshfield 12.
Shots on goal: WE 8; M 12.
Corner kicks: WE 4; M 2.
Saves: WE, Kenny Smith 3. M, Tommy Olson 3.
Records: Wausau East 9-9-1, 5-5-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 4-11-1, 2-8-1 WVC.