Photo courtesy of Troy L. Hugen Photography
The Pella Christian soccer teams swept a doubleheader at Oskaloosa Tuesday night, with the girls winning the opener 3-0 and the boys following with a 4-1 victory.
Kicking off the night, the Eagle girls took control of the game in the first half and never looked back. Claire Winn-Fogle got the scoring started early in the first half, using an assist from Tori Van Zee in the game’s fifth minute to beat the Indians defense for the first goal. Ema Zula then found Karis Fikkert in the box in the 33rd minute, and Fikkert snuck the ball past the Oskaloosa goalie to push Pella Christian’s first half advantage to 2-0. The Eagles added the finishing touches on the win in the 58th minute, when Esther Ford crossed the ball into the box and connected with Hattie Fancher, who found the back of the net to push PC to 8-6 overall on the season and 2-3 in Little Hawkeye Conference play.
In the nightcap of the doubleheader, the Pella Christian boys applied pressure on the Indians defense throughout the night. In the first half, Nathan Brouwer’s goal on a free kick in the 18th minute gave the Eagles the early lead. Junior Ethan Van Arendonk took over the game in the second half, recording a hat trick in the final 40 minutes to secure the win. In the 44th minute, Van Arendonk used a long feed from Elias Keegan to beat the goal and push Pella Christian’s advantage to 2-0. Camden Parker then found Van Arendonk in the box in the 64th minute, and the junior’s shot bounced off the post and the goalie into the goal for his second score of the night. Oskaloosa added their lone goal of the night in the 77th minute, but Van Arendonk completed the hat trick two minutes later when he beat the goalie on an assist from Keegan Juffer. The victory pushed PC’s record to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
The Eagles soccer teams wrap up regular season action Friday night with a road doubleheader at Van Meter. The girls game is set to start at 4:30 pm and the boys contest follows at approximately 6:15 pm.