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.

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 of...