Tuesday, May 5 -- The Rockbridge County High School boys soccer team overcame a 2-0 halftime deficit, going on to record a 3-2 win over Stuarts Draft in a Shenandoah District matchup in Lexington.
Charlie Cosgriff's 74th-minute winner capped off an impressive comeback from the Wildcats, who had also beaten the Cougars 3-2 on the road back on April 2. Parker Fountain and Jonathan Soriano scored earlier in the second half as RC rallied to improve to 7-4 both overall and within the district.
The Cougars (5-7 overall, 4-7 district) dominated long stretches of the opening stanza. Ezra Carter headed Draft in front on a corner kick in the third minute, and Jaime Loya converted on a breakaway chance shortly before halftime.
The visitors' lead might have been larger than 2-0 at the break if not for some good goalkeeping from Patrick De Marcellus, who made five stops in the first half -- including a fantastic double save on chances from Luca Lolandes and Kieran Owen in the 31st minute.
RC sliced the Cougars' advantage in half in the 53rd minute, when Fountain delivered a beautiful 30-yard strike off of a feed from Jonathan Roy.
Soriano generated the equalizer midway through the period, stealing the ball from a Draft defender and firing home to make it 2-2.
The Wildcats then found a winner with just over six minutes to go, as Cosgriff converted from close range off of a long ball into the box from Brennan Roeder.
For the match, the Cougars held a 23-11 advantage in shots -- though most of Draft's later chances were off target; Jacob Wallace played the second half in goal for the Wildcats and had just one save to make. Logan Moody played the full 80 minutes in goal for the Cougars and recorded four stops.
RC will travel to Buffalo Gap for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff on Thursday.
