RUSSELLVILLE -- Thursday night turned out to be an eventful night for head coach Brent Crenshaw and the Siloam Springs boys soccer team at Cyclone Stadium.
Playing Russellville for the second time in eight days, the Panthers fared much better this time around than the 4-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of the Cyclones on April 12.
Unfortunately for Siloam Springs, the Panthers were unable to make a 1-0 lead stand up as regulation ended in a 1-1 tie. Russellville outshot Siloam Springs 11-10 in penalty kicks to get the victory. To make matters tougher for Siloam Springs Crenshaw was issued a red card in the second half and will have to sit out the Panthers' next game against Clarksville as a result of the ejection.
"We made some changes from the last time we played them and were very pleased with our play," Crenshaw said. "We were very competitive this game with them and I was really impressed with our forwards Eli and Christian working off each other. I would have liked to see more pressure from our kids trying to win 50-50 balls, but we will continue to work on that.
"Unfortunately, I received a red card for trying to protect my players from constant fouls from behind and late tackles. Coach (Luke) Shoemaker did a great job of stepping up. The boys also did a good job continuing to play the game under this adversity and did better on their penalty kicks than they did earlier in the season."
Christian Marroquin assisted on an Eli Jackson goal in the 25th minute of the game to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
Siloam Springs (14-5-1, 5-2) was called for a hand ball in the box with around 10 minutes left, and Russellville converted the PK for the equalizer.
Marroquin, Austin Shull, Aric Lee, Jackson, Jose Serrano, Brian Andrade, Alex Telles, Francisco Sifuentes, Christian Ruiz-Vega and Marroquin again all converted on their penalty kick tries.
Siloam Springs 2, Greenwood 0
GREENWOOD -- Siloam Springs scored a pair of second-half goals and picked up a shutout victory over the Bulldogs in a 5A/6A District 1 match Tuesday at Smith-Robinson Stadium.
Jack Bos assisted on Francisco Sifuentes' goal in the 42nd minute to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. The score was Sifuentes' fourth goal of the year and Bos' second assist.
Christian Marroquin provided the assist on Eli Jackson's goal in the 58th minute as Siloam Springs pulled ahead 2-0. It was Jackson's seventh goal of the year and the seventh assist for Marroquin.
The shutout was the fifth of the season for the Panthers.
Up next
Siloam Springs is scheduled to host Clarksville at 7 p.m. on Thursday for senior night at Panther Stadium. Siloam Springs has already played Clarksville twice this season, losing 3-2 in penalty kicks (0-0 regulation) in the River Valley Cup on March 11 and winning at Clarksville 2-1 on April 11.
Sports on 04/23/2017