Indiana High School Soccer - Bloomington South knocks off Harrison
August 28, 2021: Bloomington, IN 47401 The Harrison Raiders soccer team (West Lafayette, IN), 3-0 in Saturday's non-league outing with the host Bloomington South Panthers (Bloomington, IN)
With the win, Bloomington South advances its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Panthers host Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute, IN) to play the Patriots in a Conference Indiana outing on Wednesday, September 1. The Patriots go into the outing with a record of 4-1. Terre Haute North Vigo won 6-0 in their recent non-league outing against Cascade (Clayton, IN)
In their next game, the Raiders play the McCutcheon Mavericks (Lafayette, IN) in a North Central outing, on Wednesday, September 1. Harrison will attempt to advance on its 2-2 season record. The Mavericks go into the outing with a 0-5 record after their 5-1 non-league loss to Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette, IN).
Game Summary
Harrison traveled to Bloomington South to play on a scorcher of a Saturday. Temps were in the upper 80's at game time with heat indices in the upper 90's to low 100's. Harrsion got off to s slow start allowing Bloomington South to get clear looks at the goal three times in the first ten minutes with the Panthers scoring at the two, eight and ten minute marks. After the third goal by Bloomington South the Raiders got organized and didn't allow goals the remaining 30 minutes of the first half. Due to the excessing heat the plan was to have two hydration breaks in the second half, with the first one coming with just over 31 minutes left to play. When the half resumed it was announced that the remaining game time would be reduced to 10 minutes. The game ended with the Raiders down 0-3.
The Panthers outshot the Raiders 12 - 3.