Capital City to face Rock Bridge for district soccer title

Brooklynn Greene of Capital City kicks the ball away from Caroline McCurren of Helias during Tuesday night's Class 4 District 9 semifinal game at the Crusader Athletic Complex
Brooklynn Greene of Capital City kicks the ball away from Caroline McCurren of Helias during Tuesday night's Class 4 District 9 semifinal game at the Crusader Athletic Complex

The Capital City Lady Cavaliers will look to win the first district tournament title in the school history today when they take on the Rock Bridge Bruins in the Class 4 District 9 championship game.

The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Crusader Athletic Complex.

Capital City (16-6) is the third seed in the fourth-team tournament, while Rock Bridge (9-11) is the top seed.

"They're probably the best team in the district, but I don't think we're a distant next," Capital City coach Travis Cairer said. "I think we're close, it's a game we can win."

Capital City advanced with a 3-2 victory in penalty kicks against second-seeded Helias in Tuesday night's second semifinal contest. The Lady Cavaliers trailed 2-0 25 minutes into the contest before scoring late in the first half and again with a little less than four minutes remaining in regulation to send the game to extra time. Neither team could score in the two 15-minute overtime periods to send the game to penalty kicks.

Rock Bridge moved to the title game with a 1-0 victory against Jefferson City in Tuesday's first semifinal. The Bruins tallied their lone goal on a penalty kick by Katie Ardini midway through the second half.

Rock Bridge defeated Capital City 2-1 in two overtimes in a Central Missouri Activities Conference contest April 22 at Capital City High School.

The Capital City-Rock Bridge winner advances to next Tuesday's sectional game against the District 10 winner Kickapoo

This is the second appearance for a Capital City team in a district title game in its first year of varsity competition. Earlier this school year, Capital City advanced to the girls district basketball tournament championship contest before falling to Jefferson City.

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