Girls soccer: Fairfield gets 1st win, Washington shuts out Mid-Prairie

Thursday and Friday’s girls soccer action saw Fairfield and Mt. Pleasant travel, and Washington host Mid-Prairie, all in non-conference action.

Washington 2, Mid-Prairie 0

The Demons held home field against Mid-Prairie in a clash at Washington Wellness Park.

The two teams were tied 0-0 going into the second half, and then Washington’s Angeline Anderson scored two goals in the final 40 minutes to help the Demons escape with a win.

Anderson’s goals were both unassisted. Washington goalkeeper Aleigha Medley tallied four saves.

Mid-Prairie keeper Kina Miller made 14 saves on the day and only let in two goals. Sophie Baker and Paityn Jennings co-led the squad with two shots on goal each.

Notre Dame 6, Mt. Pleasant 3

The Panthers couldn’t knock off Notre Dame in what was a high-scoring affair.

Notre Dame led 4-2 at the break. Mt. Pleasant scored the first goal of the second half to put the pressure on, but Notre Dame finished it out with two-straight goals.

Charice Auwerda scored two goals and dished out one assist for Mt. Pleasant. Elly Manning had a goal and an assist, and Eli Heaton saved eight shots.

Fairfield 5, Oskaloosa 2 (Friday)

The Fairfield girls scooped up their first win of the season after going 0-14 over the first 14 games of the season.

The Trojans and Indians were tied 2-2 going into the second half, and Fairfield played its best 40 minutes of the season to close out the game.

Fairfield scored three goals in the second half to hand Oskaloosa (2-12) a loss one night after the Indians had beaten South Tama by three.