The Pierre Governors girls squeaked out a 1-0 win over the Yankton Gazelles while the boys would end up just short in a 4-2 loss on Tuesday in Yankton.
The Governor girls scored its lone goal of the game with just 14 minutes remaining in the first half as Ryann Barry put the Governors up 1-0 and it would be the only tally of the game. Ireland Templeton wasn’t tested much in the win as the Governors controlled the majority of the play. The girls improved to 7-4 on the season with just two games remaining in the season.
The Governor boys went up 1-0 early in the contest with a Rylan Derry free kick just outside the goal box not even three minutes into the game. However, Yankton would answer less than two minutes later to tie the game up before the Bucks would add two more first half goals to take a 3-1 halftime lead. Erland Tveite would make it a 3-2 game with just 16 minutes remaining in the contest and the Governors had plenty of chances in the final minutes, but it was the Bucks who were able to get the final strike with just two minutes remaining. The Govs unbeaten streak ends at six games. Pierre drops to 7-3-1.
The Governors will head to Sioux Falls to face the Jefferson Cavaliers on Saturday in a boys and girls doubleheader. The girls will play first at 1:00 with the boys to follow at 3:00. Both contests will be on KCCR and on YouTube at KCCR Sports with Jon Winkler and Mendel Miller on the call.
