ELIZABETHTOWN — Senior Night for the East Bladen Eagles went slightly awry when the visiting Union Spartans took a 2-1 Four County Conference win in double-overtime on Monday.
The loss drops East Bladen to 5-14 overall and 2-11 in the conference, while the Spartans improved to 16-3 and 10-3.
After a lengthy battle through much of the first half, Union got on the board first with a goal in the 28th minute and took that 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Eagles managed to knot the game at 1-1 in the second half’s 33rd minute on a goal by Alex Felder off a pass from Brooks McGill, forcing overtime to decide a winner.
After a scoreless first over time, the Spartans found the back of the net with 7 minutes left in the second overtime to earn the win.
Spencer Scott kept East Bladen in the match with nine second-half saves in goal and totaled 12 in the match.
Felder and Robert Fletcher were honored by the Eagles as the team’s seniors.
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Midway thumps West
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The Raiders of Midway roared out to a 6-0 halftime lead and never looked back Monday, notching a 10-1 Four County Conference win over visiting West Bladen.
The loss drops the Knights to 4-15-2 overall and 1-12 in the conference, while Midway improves to 9-9-2 and 5-8.
The Raiders broke the match open early, scoring three goals in the first 15 minutes of play en route to the 6-0 lead at intermission.
Midway added four more goals in the second half around an unassisted goal by Victor Lopez for the Knights.