Soccer

In another close battle on the soccer pitch with the Hannibal Pirates, the Marshall Owls came up just short.After the two teams batted to a scoreless draw through the first half and 14 minutes of the second half, the Pirates netted the game’s only goal off a free kick in a 1-0 decision on the Pirates’ home turf last Saturday.A foul was called on the Owls about 25 yards from the MHS goal on the left side with just over 26 minutes remaining.Pirate senior Kevin Westhoff curled his shot toward the goal over the top of all the MHS defenders and HHS attackers.

The Marshall Owls improved to 9-0 on the soccer season with the pair of shutout wins at Southern Boone in Ashland last weekend.The Owls blanked the host Eagles 8-0 in their first match last Friday and then shut out the Laquey with Richland Hornets 5-0 Saturday.Marshall 8, Southern Boone 0The Owls scored three goals in the first 40 minutes and ended the match via the 8-goal mercy rule with less than two minutes left in regulation.Junior striker Danis Alvarez netted a hat trick to lead the Owls.