THE RUNDOWN
The Ouachita Baptist men's soccer team improved to 2-0 on the 2020-21 season with a 2-1 win over Texas A&M-Texarkana at Kluck Field on Thursday.
Parker Apicella and
Collier Byrd provided the goals in the victory.
Apicella found the net for his second goal in as many games in the 24th minute, taking an assist from
Bobby Boone. The Eagles gained an equalizer in the 76th on a penalty. Freshman
Armani Atilano stopped the initial penalty attempt, but came off his line a bit early, leading to a re-try.Â
Byrd scored the game-winning goal with under 10 minutes to play, finding space in the midst of three Eagle defenders to bury the ball in the upper left corner.
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MATCH NOTESÂ
- Byrd's goal was the first of his career.
- The Tigers are 2-0 for the first time since 2017
- Atilano, Stephen Barreiro, and Alex Brown made their collegiate debuts Thursday