Also playing in the semifinals of their substate tournament bracket was Pella Christian’s boys, who suffered the same fate as Pella High, dropping to Des Moines Christian last night, 2 – 0. The game was knotted up with a pair of goose eggs on the scoreboard after 40 minutes. Seven seniors leave the program for the Eagles, as their season comes to an end with a mark of 8 – 8. The Lions were the opposing team the Eagles’ girls had to contend with yesterday, but they fell in penalty kicks with a final score of 2 – 1. PC struck first, with a goal from Laura DeZwarte in the 23”. Des Moines Christian tied the game with just 12 minutes to go, and neither team found the nylon in the two overtime periods. The Lions won the shootout 4 – 2. The loss drops the Eagles’ record to 4 – 12, and they begin the postseason on Tuesday against Chariton.

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