Pritts’ 2 goals lift Yough into championship game

By MICHAEL LOVE

Trib Total Media

The Yough girls soccer team recorded only two shots on goal over the first 43 minutes of its WPIAL Class AA semifinal against Freeport on Monday at Mars.

But the Cougars made both shots count as they built a two-goal advantage.

Yough added a goal later in the second half and kept the potent Freeport offense from finding the back of the net in a 3-0 victory.

The fifth-seeded Cougars (17-1-1) advanced to the WPIAL championship game at Highmark Stadium against North Catholic.

The semifinal appearance was Yough’s third over the past six seasons, but it is the first title-game appearance in program history.

“It took energy from everybody and sticking together through the entire game to get this win,” said freshman McKenzie Pritts, who scored two goals in the victory.

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