CARNESVILLE, Ga. – Freshman Jaxon McClure scored the only goal of the match in the 18th minute and the Lee men’s soccer teams escaped Emmanuel College with a 1-0 on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. The battle was staged at the Rocky ford Recreation Center, just a short distance away from the Emmanuel campus.
McClure goal was assisted by Josh Inglis and Sias Reyneke. “Jaxon again came through for us with a big goal,” said coach Paul Furey. “Josh set it up very nicely.”
Coach Paul Furey was happy to bring his fighting Flames back to Cleveland with the win. Lee improved to 8-5 overall and 3-4 in the all-important SSAC race and moved ahead of Shorter and Southern Wesleyan in the close conference standings.
The Emmanuel stats show the Lions out-shooting the Flames, 19-16. Lee had seven shots on goal and Emmanuel 11. Sophomore goalkeeper Ben Perez was credited with 11 saves for the second time this season. He also had 11 on Oct. 6 against Auburn-Montgomery. Emmanuel’s Anel Lilic had six saves in defeat.
The Flames will be hosting Southern Poly (8-2, 4-2) on Saturday afternoon at 7 p.m. The Hornets are ranked 17th in the latest NAIA poll. “We will have to play a lot better on Saturday,” noted the Lee coach. SPSU is currently in fifth place in the SSAC.