Elijah McCoy of Westwood soccer
The Westwood Rockets soccer team closed out play in the Red Raider Invitational on Saturday going 1 and 2 on the day. After a win on Friday night, Westwood split the 4 games in the 2 day tournament.
In Saturday’s opener, the Rockets fell to Avery Trace Middle 6 to 0. In their second match of the day, Westwood needed to go to the shootout to get a win over Prescott South. The Rockets got a goal from Izick Sierra in regulation to send the game to PK’s tied at 1. In the shootout, Westwood keeper Elijah McCoy had a pair of saves to lift the Rockets to the win. In the day’s final game, Westwood fell to Algood 3 to 1. Juanes Barrera had Westwood’s lone goal.
Westwood returns to the pitch on Tuesday when they travel to Fayetteville for a conference match with the Tigers. The opening kick is set for 4:30 PM.
