Sophomore Colin Turmero scored seven goals Tuesday night — and Caldwell County needed every one of them.
The Tigers rallied from behind in the second half for the second straight night to defeat Fort Campbell 7-6 at Butler Stadium in Princeton.
The Falcons (4-9) seemed to have the momentum when a goal in the 54th minute put the visitors up 5-3.
However, Turmero scored three goals over the next 4 minutes to put Caldwell in front 6-5.
Turmero converted a penalty kick in the 68th minute to make it 7-5.
Fort Campbell got a hat trick from Dylan McDonald, who recorded his third goal on a blast inside the box in the 73rd minute. That cut Caldwell’s lead to a single goal.
But the Falcons could not draw even down the stretch.
Caldwell (5-9) led 1-0 and 2-1 before back-to-back goals by McDonald put Fort Campbell up 3-2.
But Turmero struck again just before halftime to knot the match at the break.
Fort Campbell got goals from Aiden Ward and Donovan Brown in the 49th and 54th minutes to build its 5-3 advantage.
But Turmero scored on a free kick from just outside the box in the 55th minute, then scored on a difficult angle from the left side in the 57th minute to make it a 5-5 match.
A shot from inside the box by Turmero put Caldwell in front in the 58th minute.
Sebastian Cowen and Kale Turmero each had assists for Caldwell.
Grayson Harris had nine saves in the Tiger net.
Fort Campbell still leads the all-time series 33-8-4.
Meanwhile, Turmero’s seven-goal night pushes his total this season to 29. That’s the fifth-highest single-season total for a Tiger. Brett Seymore had 49 goals in 2013.
Turmero now has 40 career tallies which has him tied for sixth on the Caldwell career list. Seymore tops that chart as well with 102.
Turmero’s seven goals are one off the school single-game record. Seymore and Mitchell Scott each had eight-goal games.
Caldwell rallied in the second half on Monday to beat Graves County 4-3.
The Tigers will finish the regular season on Thursday when they host Lyon County for a Senior Night boys and girls doubleheader.
The Falcons conclude regular-season play Thursday night at Webster County.
