The Republic Tigers soccer team did just what Coach Mike Hines wanted after losing their season opener at Monett Tuesday. They learned from their mistakes and turned things around in a 5-1 victory against New Covenant Academy Thursday.
“Our passing efficiency the first half was so much better than against Monett,” Hines says. “I don’t think they had a shot on our goal in the first half, and that’s because we were moving the ball, we were being unselfish, and we looked really good in the first half.”
Seth Carter scored first for the Tigers to give them an early lead. Tanner Peabody and Julio Quezada added two goals apiece for the Tigers, who led 3-0 at half. Republic stretched the lead to 4-0 before allowing New Covenant Academy to score, then added one more score to account for the final margin.
“It’s hard to play with intensity when you’re up three or four goals, and we let one score,” says Hines. “But that’s all right. This is a big improvement over Monett.”
Republic evens its record at 1-1. They’ll open Central Ozark Conference play next Tuesday on the road against Nixa.
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