The Varsity Eagles battled our neighbors from East Grand Rapids on another great night for soccer.  The hosts would start off on the front-foot, nearly scoring on two early set pieces.   The Eagles would soon capitalize, however, when Emmett Vance made the simple pass which allowed Boris Lalic the space to smash one home from 20 yards.   Despite some other chances, the half would end 1-0 for the home side.

The second half would feature quality defending from both teams on numerous set-pieces.  In spite of some positive connected play from the hosts, the Eagles were not able to find the insurance goal they desired; however, the defense stood tall on the evening and kept the clean-sheet allowing the Eagles to claim the well-earned result.  The defensive unit of Soren White, Abel denDulk, Will VandenBerg, Isaac Williams, and Will Bush, combined with the goal keeping of Josh Dykema, stayed composed and managed well the counter-attacking threat of the Pioneers.

The Eagles travel to Unity Christian on Monday for a match-up of 2023 State Champion teams.   First kick is at 6:45pm.