Alabama High School Soccer - Haleyville nudges Tharptown
April 17, 2025: Russellville, AL 35654
Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Haleyville Lions (Haleyville, AL) and the host Tharptown Wildcats (Russellville, AL), saw Haleyville's soccer squad hold off Tharptown by a score of 2-1.
The Lions (10-6) will now prepare for their battle against Lawrence County (Moulton, AL). The Red Devils enter the non-league battle with a 0-13 record. In their last battle, Lawrence County was edged by Danville (Danville, AL), 7-0, in a non-league battle.
Next up, the Wildcats confront the Wilson Warriors (Florence, AL) in a non-league battle, on Monday, April 21. Tharptown will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Warriors enter the battle with a 4-9 record after their 3-1 league loss to Haleyville (Haleyville, AL).
Match Summary
This was a tight matchup the whole game. In the first half, Tharptown was the aggressor. They were winning every 50/50 ball. In the second half, Tharptown opened up with a goal. We capitalized a few minutes later with a goal of our own. It stayed tied up until the last 10 minutes of the game when Brooklynn put in a goal off of Neri's cornerkick. Tharptown had a shot in the last minute, when we got called for a handball inside the box. Fortunately for us, she kicked it wide left.
