Webb girls break 4-year drought vs. Cascade

Webb senior Aurora MacDougall and Cascade senior Aimee Taylor arrive at a ball at midfield at the same time during Tuesday's match.
(T-G Photo by Danny Parker)

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For the first time since the current Webb seniors were in eighth grade, the Lady Feet defeated neighboring Cascade on the soccer pitch, winning 2-0 at Lagler Field in Bell Buckle on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.

"It means a lot to them, they're a really good group of seniors," Webb coach Adrian Anderson said. "They made a decision back during the preseason that we were going to work hard and do everything we possibly could to be in the best shape physically and be strong, powerful and be as quickly as we possibly could.

"We use (Cascade) as a marker because they're a school about the same size as us. They've always beaten us because they've been quicker to the ball and been stronger than we were."

Katie Jones broke a scoreless tie by banging home a goal off a corner kick and the hosts entered halftime up 1-0.

Melissa Wisniewski added an insurance goal for the Lady Feet (5-2) off an assist from Karly Grissom during second-half action.

"We didn't pull up out of the tackles. We were right there in the tackles. We were hustling at the end of the game. That's what made a difference between this year and every other year," Anderson said.

Caroline Smith captured nine saves to help Webb preserve the shutout.

Kayla Carden notched 13 saves for the Lady Champions (2-3).

Both teams take part in a soccer tournament this weekend in Franklin County.