The Crookston Pirate Boys Soccer team is coming off a one-goal loss last week, but their luck might have finally changed when they scored a first-half goal, and the defense held on the rest of the way in a 1-0 victory over the Grand Forks Central Knights at the Crookston High School soccer field.
FIRST HALF –
Crookston was putting some early pressure on the Knight defense from the start, and after eight minutes, Crookston was finally able to break through after a nice pass, and Caden Boike scored just shy of nine minutes into the game. “Lucas Miller had a great pass to Caden, who slipped by the defense and had a shot across the goal into the upper right side.”
The Pirate defense kept Grand Forks Central at bay as they only mustered three shots on goal, while Crookston had six shots on goal as they took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF –
The second half wasn’t as solid defensively for Crookston as they gave up 12 shots in the half, but goalie Blake Melsa was on point while stopping every shot. The offense struggled a bit, and honestly, Crookston looked like a different team in the half. They struggled to control the ball, but the defense and Melsa found a way not to allow a goal and held on for a 1-0 victory. “Blake Melsa kept us in the game,” said Coach Boike. “We weren’t as sharp as we could be.”
Crookston improves to 3-7 on the year and will travel to Fergus Falls Hillcrest on Tuesday.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Grand Forks Central | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CROOKSTON | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring
7:59 – Crox – Caden Boike (Lucas Miller)
| SAVES | Final |
| Blake Melsa – Crox | 15 |
| John Vandeberg – GFC | 7 |
