On Saturday, the Zizzer Soccer Teams traveled to Sikeston to take on the Bulldogs. The Zizzers controlled the play early getting several scoring opportunities. Bulldog Keeper Scott Droddy made several saves to keep the Zizzers off the board. In the 28th minute, a long shot by Brice Hunt was knocked down by Droddy, but the ball fell right to Josh Sims who touched the ball past Droddy for a 1-0 Zizzer lead.
In the second half, the Bulldogs would draw level. After the Zizzers failed to clear a ball out from the edge of the 18 yard box, the ball pinged off of several players and was picked up by (#15). (#15) sent a shot past an onrushing Shane Corl to tie the game at 1-1. The Bulldogs would pick up some momentum, but the Zizzers continued to pressure Droddy. The match would remain tied until the 37th minute. A Zizzer corner kick was played into the box. Droddy came off his line and knocked the ball into a crowd. Zizzer Senior, Brandon Wood, found the ball and fired a shot into the goal giving the Zizzers a 2-1 lead. The goal is the first Varsity goal for Wood who primarily plays a defensive position. The Zizzers would go on to win the game 2-1. With the win, the Zizzers record improves to 11-6-0 on the season. Next up will be a long trip to Joplin on Tuesday for an Ozark Conference match against a tough Eagles team.
In JV action, the Zizzers lost to Sikeston 3-0. Playing in the 90 degree heat without any subs, the Zizzers weren’t able to improve on Tuesday performance against Parkview that saw the JV play some of their best soccer of the season. The JV will look to rebound on Tuesday at Joplin. The JV record now stands at 0-8-0 on the season.
