GREEN RIVER – A first in the Pinnacle Cup and a second at the Southwest Invitational is what the Green River soccer squads will be looking to build from as they host the Casper schools this weekend at home.
For the Wolves, they responsed from a conference loss to Riverton to bring home the Pinnacle Cup in Worland. Green River won four straight on its way to the cup including a 5-4 shootout win over Jackson to take the cup.
On Friday, the Wolves will host Natrona followed by Kelly Walsh on Saturday. The Natrona game for the boy’s starts at 5 p.m. on Friday. Green River bas a 6-3-1 record overall including a 2-1 mark in conference. The Mustangs are 4-2-1 with a 2-1 conference mark. Natrona is coming off a shutout win over Kelly Walsh on Tuesday.
After week four, Chase Erickson was the team leader in scoring with eight goals while Tanner Trumble has five. Taten Knight has been the catalyst with seven assists to pace the Wolves. Green River has scored 25 goals this season while holding opponents to nine.
For Natona, they will also enter on a high after giving rival Kelly Walsh its first conference loss on Tuesday by a score of 3-0. Individually, the Wolves will have to watch Danny Diaz who is among the team leaders in scoring.
The Mustangs have been a defensive powerhouse. They opened the season with three straight shutouts and have only allowed seven goals. Offensively, Natrona has scored 15 goals so far this season.
Green River Lady Wolves
The Green River Lady Wolves hosted the Southwest Invitational and came up just short finishing in second place. On the opening day of the invite, the Lady Wolves scored 16 goals while not allowing one in wins over Lander and Rawlins.
Day two was a little tougher for Green River. They were able to hold on for a 2-1 win against Worland to earn a shot at the title. They came up just short losing to Jackson by a final of 2-1 in the title match.
Individual scoring in the tournament was balanced for the ladies. Lauren Hoyt finished the four games with six goals, Taylor Stoeger, Chezney Mamalis and Kenzie Lucas finished with three while Payton Bartlett, Lexi Vaught, Carolina Maestas and Kelsey Moffitt all had one.
Green River comes in on top of the 4A West with a 7-3 record including a 3-0 record in conference. The Lady Wolves offense has been hot with 37 goals on the season. The defense has been just as sharp only allowing nine goals.
The matchup should be interesting as one of the losses on the season was a 3-2 loss to Natrona. The three Lady Fillies goals in that match is also the most given up by Green River in a single game. The game was during the Casper jamborees which are not full-time contests.
For Natrona, they are right behind Green River in the conference with a record of 4-3-1 including a 3-0 record in conference. Natrona played on Tuesday and battled 3A Jackson to a 0-0 tie. The Fillies have scored 15 goals on the year while allowing 13. The ladies of Natrona has not allowed a goal in their last four games.
The game starts at 3 p.m. at Wolves Stadium.
