The Pella Christian girls’ soccer team defeated Knoxville 2-0 Tuesday night. The Eagles out-shot the Panthers 19-2.
Abby Pleima scored the Eagles’ first goal at 7:00. The Knoxville defense kept the Eagles from scoring for the next 49 minutes until Morgan DeRuiter scored at 56:00. Trisha Fopma assisted on DeRuiter’s goal.
Jenna Roose had to make only 2 saves in goal for the Eagles. Shelby Sytsma led the Eagle defense with 41 defensive stops. Kayla Groenendyk recorded 33 defensive stops.