By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY – The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team decisively defeated Crestview 7-0 in a Northwest Conference match on Tuesday, September 8.

Phoebe Edwards-Leeper scored consecutive goals in the first four minutes to spark the Pirates to an early 2-0 lead, and they cruised to victory.

The Pirate girls improved to 3-3 and 2-0 in NWC play with the lopsided road victory.

The Knight girls dropped to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the NWC after the home shutout loss.

Edwards-Leeper scored in the third minute from a Greta Myers assist, then found the back of the net a minute later from Addilyn Shoemaker.

Carli Wise made it 3-0 in the 11^th minute unassisted. Audra Snyder scored the fourth goal in the 17^th minute via an assist from Megan Follas.

Clara Brauen found the back of the net in the 36^th minute from Wise to make it 5-0 at halftime.

Samantha Rueller scored in the 49^th minute, and Nora Matthews tallied the final goal in the 51^st minute of play.

Bluffton directed 11 of its 23 shots on goal.

Pirate keeper Maelee Miller did not have to make a single save as the defense posted a clean sheet.

The Crestview keeper made four stops in goal.

Bluffton plays at WBL foe Bath (2-3) Thursday evening.

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