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Demorest, GA -- The Piedmont College men's soccer team used a pair of second half goals to defeat Great South Athletic Conference member LaGrange College this evening at Walker Field by the score of 3-1. The victory seals a #2 seed in the upcoming GSAC Tournament and marks the fourth home victory for the Lions this season.
The home standing Lions wasted no time taking control as
Sidney Smith found the back of the net off a pass from Brian Ruelbach just 42 seconds into regulation. The Panthers would answer at the 40th minute on a penalty kick to knot the score at 1-1.
At the 75th minute senior
Jorge Pradilla bent a free kick past the keeper for the eventual game-winner. The Lions would tack on an insurance goal in the closing minutes as
Tom Von Berg posted his first goal of the year.
PC outshot its opponents 12-2 and earned eight corner kicks. The victory improves the Lions to 6-7-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the Great South Athletic Conference. The men will wrap up conference play on Saturday, October 24th as they play host to Huntingdon College at Walker Field starting at 2:00.