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Columbus gets soccer win on Parents Night
Valdez scores to threaten Wildcats season record
COLUMBUS JUNCTION — The Wildcats were able to withstand an Arrows attack Tuesday at Columbus Junction.
The girls soccer match was won by Columbus over the visitors from Wapello, 3-2.
Columbus celebrated Parents Night with the win as sisters scored all three Wildcat goals.
“It was an intense game,” Columbus head coach Alfredo Piedra said. “Wapello came to play hard and did the best they could.”
Wapello’s record is 0-9.
The Arrows took a 2-1 lead by end of the first half. Columbus came back in the second half and flipped it around to get the victory.
Alynna Leos patrolled the net and came up with eight saves for Columbus.
Odalyz Valdez scored two goals in her last home game and younger sister Juvixsa Valdez got one goal in. Juvixsa Valdez is a pair of scores away from setting a season record for goals. She has 15 goals so far this season. Odalyz Valdez has scored nine goals.
Columbus ups its record to 7-3 and plays at Washington Friday.
Juvixsa Valdez of Columbus dribbles the ball up the pitch in the Wildcats 3-2 home win over Wapello Tuesday. (Dana Royer/Courtesy)
Abby Acosta (9) of Columbus battles for the ball with Wapello's Torrie Walker (15) in their match at Columbus Tuesday. (Dana Royer/Courtesy)
Odalyz Valdez kicks the ball for Columbus in a May 3 match at Mid-Prairie. Valdez scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Wapello Tuesday. (Doug Brenneman/Union)
Juvixa Valdez controls the ball for Columbus in a May 3 match at Mid-Prairie. Valdez scored a goal in a 3-2 win over Wapello Tuesday to get within two goals of setting a Wildcat record for scores in a season. (Doug Brenneman/Union)
