KFDM COOP Posted February 17, 2007 Report Posted February 17, 2007 Jaguar soccer team slips by Lumberton BEAUMONT - Horacio Cavallos scored two second-half goals as the Central boys soccer team outlasted Lumberton 5-4 at Babe Zaharias Stadium on Friday. Both teams entered the game undefeated in District 20-4A, but the Jaguars now stand alone at 9-0 in league play. Lumberton, meanwhile, drops to 10-2 overall and 8-1 in district."It's real big," Central coach Tony Cox said. "It keeps us ahead of everybody and gives us a one-game lead over Lumberton. And it's great for the kids."Cavallos scored the go-ahead goal with 11:15 remaining in the second half to give the Jaguars a 4-3 lead. A little more than five minutes later, Cavallos struck again on a penalty kick that gave Central a 5-3 advantage with 6:09 left.Despite facing a two-goal deficit late, the Raiders never relented. Lumberton senior Jeremy Garza knocked in a header with 5:23 on the clock to slice the score to 5-4, where the game remained the rest of the way.Central, which improves to 9-0-2 overall, struck first in the contest. Fernando Uribe kicked in a score from left of the goal at the 35:08 juncture of the first half. The Jaguars then pushed their lead to 2-0 when Algaidro Jiminez knocked in a goal from just in front of the net with 16:40 remaining in the first period. The Raiders received their first score of the game from freshman Wes Brackens with 15:30 on the clock in the first half. Bracken's score cut Central's lead to 2-1 heading into halftime. The Jaguars and Raiders will hook up for again in Lumberton on March 20 in both teams' final district game of the season."We need to take care of business," said Cox of the Jaguars' next several games. "We need to take it one game at a time and hopefully we can keep winning like we're doing."
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