The Ottawa-Glandorf Titans brought their game to the Bluffton Pirates on a wet Steinmetz Field Thursday, Sept. 29. In the end Bluffton prevailed, 2-1.
The Pirates hit the net first at 14 minutes into the game when Luke Young made a perfect crossing pass to Tristan Smucker who headed it past the goalie.
In the 32 minute Bluffton was called for a foul in the O-G box and the Titans were awarded a penalty kick. Levi Smith, Bluffton’s goalkeeper got a hand on Brice Schroeder’s penalty kick, but not enough to stop it.
Game even.
Then in the 78th minute Tristan Smucker rattled the goal with a shot that hit the bar; the ricochet went straight to a streaking Trevor Bunch who put it in the net. Bluffton 2, O-G 1.
Bluffton had 11 shots on goal, for 3 by Ottawa Glandorf.
Levi Smith had two saves for Bluffton, while Evan Balash had seven saves for O-G.
The JV game ended in a 1-1 tie.
