ROCK SPRINGS – Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers started conference play off strong as they played in front of the home fans for the first time this season on Tuesday.

The Tigers scored in the final 10 minutes of the first half and that was all they needed to take down Riverton, 1-0. The Lady Tigers dominated from the start in the 5-0 win.

For the Lady Tigers, it was a strong offensive attack from the start. They scored in the first four minutes of the game as Maggie Justinak assisted on a Madisyn Cantrell goal. Cantrell, along with teammate Otilia Martinez, continued to attack the Riverton defense over the next several minutes.

At the 27-minute mark, Cantrell finally broke through as she followed her own shot for her second goal of the game. It only took her 20 seconds to be back on the attack, but Riverton was able to stop her shot.

With three minutes left in the first half, Cantrell completed the hat trick with her third goal of the game. Martinez also found the back of the net right before the half as Rock Springs looked good in a dominating 4-0 half.

Cantrell opened the second half right where she left off. In the first minute of the second half, she scored goal four to quickly deflate any Riverton hope.

Along with Martinez and Cantrell, Dianna Moreno and Jasmine Ramirez helped direct the Lady Tiger offense all day. What few shots Riverton did get through were quickly cleared by Zoe Baldwin and the Lady Tiger defense.

Rock Springs Tigers

The Tigers were in a fight all day with Riverton and it was a first half goal that decided it. Rock Springs finished with more shots on goal in an offensive game for both teams. The Tigers had 16 shots on goal while the Wolverines had 12.

The Tigers opened in an offensive state of mind as they controlled the tempo for most of the first half. Kevin Penuelas and Kade Moeller punished the Wolverine net with many shots finding only the bars of the goal.

On the other side, the Tiger defense had its hands full with several strong Riverton breakaways in the first half.

Finally, at the 33-minute mark, Rock Springs broke through. In a blink of an eye, Eduardo Bravo took the ball 30 yards out and fired a rocket that found the back of the net. That was how the half ended.

Rock Springs continued to attack offensively in the second half. Moeller and Delaney Seilbach spearheaded a strong attack. Sergio Lemuz and Hector Quezada also looked good on the offensive side of the ball, but they could not break through a tight Riverton defense.

With the game coming down to the final minutes, the Wolverines tested the Tiger lead. A jumping, diving Nicholas Kautzman was up to the task, turning shot after shot away. Kautzman and the defense locked down the 1-0 win. The Tigers remain undefeated on the year, with two wins and two ties.