Boys soccer: Pirates double up Spartans 4-2 on the pitch

The Pirates soccer team hosted Southwestern (Shelby) Monday and doubled up the Spartans 4-2 to improve to 5-2-1 on the season.

The Spartans scored the game’s first goal, before junior Lucas Kramer scored three straight goals for the Pirates, his first career hat trick. Assists on the Greensburg goals came from Bryson Chilton and Wyatt Yake.

The Spartans closed the gap to 3-2 with a goal before Yake found the back of the net off the Chilton assist to close out the victory.

Greensburg traveled to Jac-Cen-Del and came away with a 5-1 win. The win was propelled by two goals each from Ethan Smith and Wyatt Yake while Gilberto Gonzalez Lerma added one goal. Gilberto also registered an assist while Lucas Kramer had two assists.

The win moves the Pirates to 6-2-1 (2-0 EIAC) on the season.

Rushville

Rushville fell to 1-7 on the season with a 6-0 loss at Triton Central (1-6-1). The Lions return home Thursday to take on the Yellow Jackets of Morristown.

Batesville

The Bulldogs were edged by the Golden Bears of Shelbyville 2-1.

The Bulldogs trailed 1-0 in the first half after a shot deflected off a defender and into the goal. However, the Bulldogs quickly answered back with a goal from Ronan Post, who received a free kick from Mathias Davalos and found the bottom corner of the net to tie the game before halftime.

In the second half, a long ball from Shelbyville was not cleared by the Batesville defense, leading to a shot that found the far corner and secured the Golden Bears’ 2-1 victory.