After a couple of seasons in which goals were hard to come by, the Republic soccer offense is off to a high-flying start. The Tigers hung five goals on Waynesville in a 5-3 win to open their 2021 schedule.
Marco Donjuan scored four goals to lead Republic. Jabali Wanekaya also scored a goal. Both Markus Mitchell and freshman Diego Zuniga added assists for the Tigers.
“I thought the first half, we had some mistakes from first-year varsity players. Second half, we settled in and those young players stepped up and played great,” said coach Kevin Hauck. “Diego looked like a veteran in the second half. I thought defensively, we cleaned it up and looked more organized.”
Republic is 1-0, and they will host Ozark next, on August 31.
