By Ken Graham
The Times
Tigers' Road to State Ends
St. George's hands Prescott soccer team 2-1 in first playoff round
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Prescott's Alberto Mendez advances the ball up the field during Saturday's game against St. George's.
PRESCOTT – The Prescott soccer team hosted St. George's here Saturday and suffered a tough loss to the Dragons, 2-1 in the first round of state playoff action.
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Tiger Goalkeeper Christian Caro moves to take away a shot from a St. George's player.
St. George's struck first with 15 minutes to go in the first half, scoring with a long shot from the middle that got past Tiger goal tender Christian Caro.
With eight minutes gone in the second half, the Dragons built their lead to 2-0 with a right-side score.
Later in the second half, the Tigers finally got on the scoreboard. Midfielder-forward Luis Garcia got loose for a successful shot to close the gap to 2-1.
Despite strong offensive pressure, Prescott couldn't come up with the tying goal.
St. George's moves on in the playoffs to face Mt. Vernon Christian on Friday.
The Tigers ended their season with a 15-3-0 record. Two of their losses came against St. George's, a team the Tigers played twice in the regular season. Prescott beat the Dragons at home earlier this year 1-0, and fell by the same score in Spokane.
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