YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.- The Shorter Men's Soccer team fell to Young Harris on Wednesday night in a 7-1 defeat at the YHC Soccer and Lacrosse Field. The loss drops the Hawks to 2-9-2 and 1-8-2 in conference.
The Hawks came out firing a multitude of shots to begin the contest as they put pressure on the hosts early. The Mountain Lions were the first to get on the board in the 11th minute off a corner kick to take the early lead. Melvin Velasquez sank the equalizer on a dish from
Matthew Molina in the 29th minute to give Shorter some momentum. Young Harris offense responded quickly, regaining the lead in the 36th minute before capitalizing with a last-second goal to enter the break in front 3-1.Â
The hosts did not slow down in the second half, scoring four more goals as the Hawks fell in a 7-1 final. The Hawks outshot the hosts 20-12 while also matching their shots on goal with nine.Â
UP NEXT
Shorter will look to close out the regular season on a high note as they host Southern Wesleyan this Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. match.Â
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