Greensburg started its boys’ soccer season and its Eastern Indiana

Athletic Conference (EIAC) last night when they played East Central

on the Pirates’ Varsity Soccer Pitch. Their first opportunity to play

against someone other than themselves ended in a 9-0 loss.

The Pirates who have 10 freshmen interspersed in their 24-player

roster faced a big, fast and experienced Trojan squad that has

reloaded with 10 starting seniors. For nearly 20 minutes, the two

squads battled scorelessly with opportunities at both ends of the

pitch.

The major difference was the Pirates were being repulsed by the

Trojan defense; East Central was being repulsed by goal keeper

William Wettering.

“For the first 25 minutes we played them even. Then their depth

started to give us a problem,” reported Coach Rick Fayette. “Since

we didn’t have a scrimmage game, this was the first time in