Indians hold off East Central, 3-2, in division opener

DECATUR, Miss. – The Indians held off a late rally from East Central to win their second-straight match with a 3-2 victory in their first division match of the season.

How It Happened

Brendan Koehn (Amory) gave the Indians a quick 1-0 advantage off a Luan Balestieri (Rio Grande, Brazil) assist.

Ryan Parker (Brisbane, Australia) put the Indians up 2-0 at the break with an unassisted goal.

Koehn put the Indians up 3-0 with his second goal of the match off an assist from Harrison Daniels (Tupelo).

Vitor Gomes put the Warriors on the board with a goal off an assist from Sean Dixon.

Dixon picked up his second assist of the day when he found Hunter Holdiness to make it a one-goal contest.

Brandon Tita-nwa (Olive Branch) went the distance in net for the Indians and record five saves while allowing a pair of goals.

Sonic Star of the Game

Brendan Koehn (Amory)

Koehn scored a pair of goals in the first half to help lead the Indians to victory. He leads the team with three goals and six points on the season. 

Renasant Bank Reaction

"East Central has always been a very tough place to play," said Coach Mike Sullivan. "Anytime you can come away with points on the road it's very big in this league. I felt like we got the strong start we needed to be able to get some early goals that proved to be pretty big for us in the end."

Up Next: The Indians (2-2) will host rival Hinds with the First American National Bank kick scheduled for 4:00 and will be available on LetsGoICCTV.com/RED.  

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