Aberdeen lost a close league game while Elma and Montesano picked up wins as we review Wednesday’s boys prep soccer games.

BOYS PREP SOCCER

Rochester 1, Aberdeen 0

A late penalty-kick goal was the difference as Aberdeen fell to Rochester 1-0 on Wednesday in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats (2-3 overall, 1-2 2A Evergreen) out shot Rochester (3-3, 3-1) 19-2 in the match, but a lack of precise passing and ball control at the end of possessions “left a lot of goals unfinished that could have put the game out of reach,” according to Aberdeen head coach Larry Fleming.

When the Bobcats did get shots on goal, their aim was off. Aberdeen hit two crossbars in the match and had several shots miss wide by mere inches, leading to a scoreless tie with 15 minutes remaining in the second half.

That’s when a hand ball in Aberdeen’s 18-yard box gave Rochester a penalty kick, which was converted to put the Cats down 1-0 in the 65th minute.

“Our effort was there but we did not look good on the ball and our decision making throughout the game was very poor,” said Fleming, who cited the play of forward Evan Cone and senior defender Isaiah Johnson for their performances. “We will have to work on our touch more in practice and try to play better the next time.”

Aberdeen faces Tumwater at 7 p.m. on Friday in Tumwater.

Aberdeen 0 0 – 0

Rochester 0 1 – 0

Scoring

First half – none.

Second half – 1, Rochester, 65th minute.

Montesano 3, Forks 1

Two second-half goals broke a 1-1 tie as Montesano pulled away from Forks for a 3-1 victory on Wednesday in Forks.

The Bulldogs (3-2, 3-0 1A Evergreen) opened the scoring early with a goal by forward Felix Romero off an assist from Levi Clements with just over three minutes elapsed in the game.

With Monte up 1-0 at halftime, Forks responded with a goal in the 50th minute to tie the game.

The Bulldogs would break the tie when Romero scored his second of the game assisted by sophomore midfielder Cris Tobar in the 64th minute.

Four minutes later, Romero returned the favor, sending a feed to Tobar for a goal in the 68th minute.

Monte had 11 shots in the game – six on target – to just one for the Spartans (0-3).

Montesano hosts Tenino in a 1A Evergreen League match at noon on Saturday.

Montesano 1 2 – 3

Forks 0 1 – 1

Scoring

First half – 1, Montesano, Romero (Levi Clements), 4th minute.

Second half – 2, Forks, 50th minute. 3, Montesano, Romero (Tobar), 64th minute. 4, Montesano, Tobar (Romero), 68th minute.

Elma 14, Raymond-South Bend 0

Elma scored seven goals in each half to win a one-sided affair over Raymond-South Bend 14-0 on Wednesday at South Bend High School.

The Eagles (3-1, 3-0 1A Evergreen) led 2-0 before three minutes had elapsed in the first half and scored four goals in a five-minute span of the first half to lead 7-0 at the break.

Raymond-South Bend had no answers for Elma’s efficient passing and ball control offense as the Eagles scored in bunches in the second half.

Leading 9-0, Elma scored three goals in a four-minute span of the second half.

The Eagles were led by senior forward Carson Seaberg (4 goals, 2 assists) and senior midfielder Jose Perez (2 G, A).

Luis Torres and Christian Torres had two goals apiece for Elma.

The Eagles play at Hoquiam at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Elma 7 7 – 14

Raymond-South Bend 0 0 – 0

Scoring

First half – 1, Elma, J. Perez (Seaberg), 1st minute. 2, Elma, Seaberg (Doelman), 2nd minute. 3, Elma, A. Ramirez (I. Torres), 24th minute. 4, Elma, Seaberg (G. Mendez), 26th minute. 5, Elma, L. Torres (Rodriguez), 28th minute. 6, Elma, L. Torres (J. Perez), 29th minute. 7, Elma, C. Torres, 36th minute.

Second half – 8, Elma, Seaerg (O. Pineda), 46th minute. 9, Elma, J. Perez (Seaberg), 49th minute. 10, Elma, Seaberg (I. Torres), 54th minute. 11, Elma, G. Mendez (Plata), 57th minute. 12, L. Torres (I. Rodriguez), 58th minute. 13, Elma, Plata (D. Perez), 64th minute. 14, C. Torres (A. Ramirez), 66th minute.

Eatonville 3, Hoquiam 0

Hoquiam struggled to find the back of the net in a 3-0 loss to Eatonville on Wednesday in Hoquiam.

The Grizzlies (1-5, 1-3 1A Evergreen) were able to move the ball upfield with good passing for several stints of the game, but had no goals to show for it.

Eatonville scored a goal in the 31st minute to lead 1-0 at halftime and fell behind 2-0 after a goal in the 61st minute.

Eatonville scored its third goal in the 74th minute.

The two teams were hit with cards after some pushing and shoving on a physical play in front of the Grizzlies goal that was not whistled a foul by the referees.

A Hoquiam player was hit with a red card while one Eatonville player received a yellow card.

Hoquiam hosts Elma at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Eatonville 1 2 – 3

Hoquiam 0 0 – 0

Scoring

First half – 1, Eatonville, 31st minute.

Second half – 2, Eatonville, 61st minute. 3, Eatonville, 74th minute.