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Pioneers lose to Riverdale
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Pioneer soccer player Benito Mirafuentez tries to take the ball away from a Riverdale player during Tuesday nights game. Mirafuentez and the Pioneers came up short 3-2 in a solid effort.
The Warren County High School Pioneer soccer team suffered a season-opening loss to the Riverdale Warriors on Tuesday night at home, 3-2, in a hard-fought match.The Pioneers were led by solid performances by Taylor Madewell and Jose Villanueva, who both had a goal apiece.Riverdale controlled most of the first half by keeping the ball on its side of the field for most of the half, and not allowing the Pioneers to gain momentum on their home field. The score remained 1-0 in favor of the visiting Warriors, until late in the first half, when Riverdale scored at the six-minute mark to make it a 2-0 score heading into the half.The Pioneers needed to regroup after the half to make a game out of it. After the half, Riverdale continued to control the attack of the Pioneers, and halfway through the second half the Warriors scored again to make it a 3-0 game with less than 20 minutes left.