The Trigg County Lady Wildcats are playing their best soccer at the right time as they concluded their regular season on Monday with a 4-0 win over Hopkinsville.
The Lady Wildcats have won seven of eight matches heading into next week’s district tournament at the Trigg Rec Complex. Four of the seven matches have come by shutout.
Leiah Hite scored twice and assisted on two others as Trigg County won its fourth straight game over the Lady Tigers for the first time in series history. Hoptown still holds a 22-5 advantage.
Leiah fed little sister Landie Hite in the 10th minute with the freshman knocking home her eighth goal of the season.
Addison Humphries scored her seventh goal of the campaign off a corner kick in the 18th minute to put the Lady Wildcats ahead 2-0.
Leiah Hite scored her first goal with under two minutes left in the match off a feed from Hallie Joiner and later added her second goal inside the final minute.
Hite has 34 goals and 24 assists to lead the Lady Wildcats this season.
However, it was the Lady Wildcat defense that shone on an overcast night that began with a few sprinkles.
Trigg outshot Hoptown 18-4 as Caroline Kozak got her fifth clean sheet behind the work of defenders Brooke Humphries, Lydia Redd, Payton Southwood, and Julie Dalen.
The win marked a significant milestone in Trigg County sports. With Monday’s win, the girls’ soccer program has a record of 191-190-23. They are the only Trigg girls’ team sport that has an above .500 record. The feat is even more impressive given the fact the program lost its first 30 matches.
Trigg County has amassed a 65-22-4 record over the past five seasons.
The Lady Wildcats will play in the 5th District championship match next Tuesday against Crittenden County or Lyon County.
Hopkinsville fell to 10-8-1 with its second straight shutout loss – a season first.
The Lady Tigers will try and get back on the winning track with a pair of matches this week ahead of next week’s district tournament. Hoptown will host Butler County on Tuesday and host Franklin-Simpson on Thursday.
