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Thursday night the West Plains Zizzer Soccer Teams traveled to Nixa and both the JV and Varsity came home with 2-0 victories. In the Varsity match, the Zizzers didn’t get on the board until late in the game despite some good chances early including Justi Scicluna’s blast off the crossbar.
Finally in the 70th minute, the Eagles were called for a foul in the box. On the ensuing penalty kick, Justin Scicluna’s shot was just off the fingertips of the Nixa keeper and in for a 1-0 Zizzer lead. Four minutes later, Chris Saner’s pass found an onrushing Stuart Ziegler who buried his shot from about 14 yards out. 2-0 Zizzers. That’s how this one would end. The Zizzers improve to 12-1-2 on the season.
In the JV match, Dalton Gleghorn scored a pair of goals for the Zizzers. The first goal coming in the 11th minute on an assist from David Mills. That lead would stand until the 56th minute, when Gleghorn found the net again. This time he was assisted by Anthony Holt. Some good saves by Landon Perry and the defense preserved the shutout. Th JV improves to 3-4-0 on the season.
Next up for both squads are matches Tuesday at Parkview. The Varsity match will start at 4:00pm with the JV match to follow.
I thought Stu stole it from their defender when he scored.