Clinton's Lexi Valenti, No. 4, brings a Croatan defender to her knees with a quick reversal of the ball during the first half of Tuesday night’s contest between the Dark Horses and Cougars. Clinton came away with a hard fought 1-0 victory. (Mike Carter/Special to The Independent)
Jamison Kidd, No. 10, slides in for a nice tackle of a Croatan player and in the process thwarts a Cougar scoring attempt during Clinton's road win Tuesday. (Mike Carter/Special to The Independent)
Emily Green, No. 11, prepares to stymie another late game scoring threat by Croatan. Green and her fellow Dark Horse defenders played admirably in posting another shut-out against the very quick Cougar team. (Mike Carter/Special to The Independent)
Clinton’s girls got another soccer shutout Tuesday, this one a road win over a very competitive Croatan. Final score was 1-0.
The match was hard-fought from the start, a pure defensive effort from both teams from the opening whistle until the final buzzer sounded.
The match was scoreless until late in the second half when Clinton’s Hannah Smith got her foot into the ball, landing it in the goal and giving the Lady Horses the lead at 1-0.
Croatan attempted a late-game scoring attempt, but quick defense on Clinton’s end of the ball thwarted those efforts and the Dark Horse girls held on for the conference win.
Clinton, ranked eighth in the state, is 2-0 in conference play and 4-1 overall.
They travel to Cape Fear for a game Friday.
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