CLINTON, S.C.   – Presbyterian's
Damorney Hutchinson scored his tenth goal of the season but the Blue Hose (4-7-2, Big South: 1-4-1) battled the fifth-ranked High Point Panthers (10-2-2, Big South: 6-0-0) down to the end before coming up short in a 2-1 loss on Senior Night at Martin Stadium on Saturday evening.
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Before the game, the Blue Hose honored seniors Hutchinson,
Carson Griffith,
Damian McGregor-Wickham and
Reudd Manin.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the 18th minute, High Point scored the game's first goal when Ross Johnstone scored off a Beau Yantz assist.
- In the 24th minute, High Point's Lukas Kamrath headed in a Jefferson Amaya corner kick increasing the Panthers' lead to 2-0.
- In the 43rd minute, Presbyterian's Steven Cordova sent a long pass from the Blue Hose's defensive third to a streaking Hutchinson near the top of the box. Hutchinson beat a couple of High Point defenders and blasted the ball into the lower right corner of the goal cutting High Point's lead in half.
- From that point to the rest of the game, the Blue Hose were pressing the play but PC was not able to score the game tying goal.
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UP NEXT
Presbyterian finishes the regular season on the road at Winthrop at 7 p.m. next Saturday, November 2.
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