20210512_070651

The season is on the line Monday for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk girls soccer team when they travel to Solon to take on the state ranked Spartans. Mid-Prairie enters the match with an 11-5 record on the year after opening the regional tournament with a 10-0 mercy rule win over Columbus led by two goals each from Sophie Baker and Esther Hughes and two assists each from Kaitlin Martin and Evelyn Gerber. For the year, the Hawks are led by 21 goals for Hughes, eight assists for Martin and Emily Swartzentruber with 77 saves and a 74% save percentage in over 1,000 minutes in goal.

Solon is 13-5 on the year. The Spartans opened regionals with an 8-0 win over Central Lee with Morgan Link scoring four times. The Spartans are ranked No. 15 in the final class 1A poll of the season from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. For the year, the Spartans are led by Link with 24 goals and three assists. In goal, Alex Paisley has 46 saves and a 75.4% save percentage. Solon has won six straight in the series, including a 2-0 win in April of this season. The winner advances to the regional finals Friday against the winner of No. 1 Davenport Assumption and Mediapolis. Action starts tonight at 6p.m. at Spartan Stadium.