The Lady Vikings Varsity squad matched up against the Neosho Wildcats Friday night, getting the 3-1. The Vikings went to 3-2 on the season getting the first goal of the game from sophomore Shelby Stewart. Stewart, playing striker, also found fellow sophomore Jessica Maerz cutting up the field for a nice flick-on lead pass that Maerz finished. Maerz’s goal made the score 2-0 at the end of the first half. In the second half, Neosho got a goal of their own before freshman Kelsey Loderhose, playing striker at the time, was able to finish one of her own (unassisted).
The Junior Varsity squad also put their first mark in the win column, earning a 2-0 win over the Neosho JV. In the first half, freshman midfielder Katie Fortney found Lana Aberle through the defense for a 1-0 lead. A few minutes later Aberle again earned herself a goal, this time unassisted. The Neosho goalie was on her toes throughout the game, making a few key saves on what could (and probably should) have been goals number 3 and 4, including a shot from the mark. This was the Parkview Junior Varsity’s first win of the season, following their tie against Lebanon. Freshman keeper Maddie George earned her first shutout of the season, making fundamentally sound decisions, few key saves, and being vocal and aggressive in the goal for the Vikings.
The Vikings next play at Joplin on Tuesday, with the JV match beginning at 4:30 p.m. and the Varsity to follow.
