Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the North Greenville Crusaders on Wednesday evening in a 9-2 final score.
The Warriors had 10 shots and six shots on goal in the loss to the Crusaders.
Diego Hernandez and
Jose Rangel led the team with two shots on goal. Both Hernandez and
Caden DeFronzo had the lone goals for the Warriors. Both
Zachary Hurst and
Trey Greenwood had assists.
Will Hughes played all ninety minutes in goal for Southern Wesleyan and had 11 saves in the game.
Game Vitals
Final: North Greenville 9, Southern Wesleyan 2
Records: Southern Wesleyan (0-6 / CC 0-6) North Greenville (3-3 / CC 3-3)
How It Happened
North Greenville charged out of the gate as they scored within one minute of play off the foot of Carlos Navarro. Southern Wesleyan countered as a foul in the box allowed
Jose Rangel to take a penalty kick, but Noah Kendrick saved the ball.
Tyler Zoucha followed with a shot on goal of his own, but North Greenville and the defense would not let the Warriors tie the game up. North Greenville maintained the pressure with goals by Connor Hall and Renan Macuglia. The Warriors were not discouraged as
Diego Hernandez got around the defense to put the Warriors down 3-1. Southern Wesleyan continued to attack as a foul allowed
Trey Greenwood to take a free kick for the Warriors. Greenwood drilled the shot toward the net and
Zachary Hurst headed the ball over to
Caden DeFronzo. DeFronzo charged toward the net and headed into the goal to put Southern Wesleyan down 4-2. Despite a late shot by
Jose Rangel, the Crusaders led the Warriors 5-2 at half.
The Crusaders were not discouraged as Navarro and Keletso Mathathe scored back-to-back goals to push North Greenville ahead to 7-2. North Greenville continued to attack the net, but
Will Hughes and the Warriors defense saved the attacks to keep the Crusaders to extending their lead even further. Southern Wesleyan continued to push ahead with shots by
Angel Padilla, Hernandez and Greenwood, but none of their attacks paid off. North Greenville scored twice more to win the game 9-2.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will close out the regular season on April 10 as they travel to Belmont, NC to take on the Belmont Abbey Crusaders.
