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WCHS ends long drought against Lady Cavaliers
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There’s a new favorite in District 6-AAA and it’s the Warren County Lady Pioneers.The Lady Pioneers soccer team staked its claim as the best team in the district on Thursday night by crushing the Cookeville Lady Cavaliers 5-2 in front of a packed crowd at Warren County High School.Warren County has had its share of troubles with Cookeville of late, especially since District 6-AAA was formed three years ago. The Lady Pioneers hadn’t beaten the Lady Cavaliers in the new district, either losing or tying seven straight times.Warren County didn’t just take out its frustrations over the losses, it dominated Cookeville completely in the first half to the delight of the raucous crowd.The Lady Pioneers scored four times in the first half to go into halftime leading 4-0 and stunning the road- weary Lady Cavaliers.Sophomore Ansley Mullican got the scoring started when she found room on the left side of the Lady Cavaliers goal. Mullican kept her shot low and angled it to the far post, where it banked into the net to give the Lady Pioneers a 1-0 advantage.Madison Smartt would make it a two-goal lead moments later.