Sugar River Secures Conference Championship at Lodi

A road draw at Lodi capped a championship night for the Sugar River Raiders, who answered an early deficit, generated chance after chance and secured the conference crown before turning their attention to Tuesday's home match in New Glarus.

Sugar River Secures Conference Championship at Lodi

LODI, Wis. — The Sugar River Raiders are conference champions.

Sugar River, the Belleville-New Glarus boys soccer cooperative, battled Lodi to a 2-2 draw, overcoming an early deficit and producing a commanding 24-9 advantage in shots on goal to secure the conference crown.

The Blue Devils struck first just 3 minutes, 40 seconds into the match, converting a penalty kick for a 1-0 lead. Sugar River answered at 7:58 when Drew Brueggemann converted a penalty kick of his own to pull the Raiders even.

The Sugar River Raiders kept pressing and moved in front at 13:53. Kaleb Weber finished a chance set up by Brueggemann, giving Sugar River a 2-1 advantage after the Raiders had answered Lodi’s quick opening goal with two of their own.

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