By John Raffel
Correspondent
Clare boys won 4-1 over Gladwin in Wednesday night soccer action..
Gladwin scored first butTucker Rowell would put his head on a Lincoln Warner corner kick to even the score with 15 minutes remaining in the opening half.
The Pioneer offense clicked in the second half. Rowell would add 2 more scores, both assisted by Sergio Jaimes, for a second consecutive hat trick to give the Pioneers 3-1 lead.
The Clare defense continued to shine and in the final minutes of the match got a fourth goal on a Jaimes header from a Kolten Pung cross.
The Pioneers swept their season series with Gladwin, a feat the Clare seniors have not been able to accomplish before Wednesday and run their record to 6-2-1 for the season.
Clare is at Hemlock on Friday afternoon.
“I was very happy with how we responded to the early goal by Gladwin,” Clare coach James Bond said. ‘We showed we are capable of facing some adversity and finding a way to regroup and win the game. After a couple of games that were never really in doubt, it was probably good for us to face a challenge. Gladwin played well and it was. It was a good win for us.”
