This weeks second game brought the Eagles down to Byron Center High School for a Thursday night match-up against the Bulldogs.

As expected, the Bulldogs provided a difficult matchup for the Eagles in their home stadium. It was essential to use all the space provided on the field in order to break through the midfield. However, the adjustment took a while in the first half with the boys struggling to connect. Alberto Gimeno had a shot stopped by an excellent save from Byron Center's keeper to keep the score at 0-0 into half time.

It took a couple of minutes into the second half for the Eagles to find their rhythm. Eventually they were able to connect passes a little better, but still found it difficult to take hold of the game. The diligence paid off with 13 minutes left in the game. Gerrit Boer received the ball wide on the right before taking on his defender. With quick feet, he split the outside back to find an overlapping Will Gruennert who slotted the ball into the middle of the box for Caden Hoving to send it home. The Eagles locked it in for the last 10 minutes before Alberto sent a long ball up the field where Will Bush out-muscled his defender to put a second goal in with 2 minutes to go!

The Eagles fought for the game and will continue with the season next Tuesday.