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DECORAH -- It was senior celebration night, Thursday, May 8, as the Decorah Boys Soccer Team hosted the Hudson Pirates. Prior to the game, the Vikings honored their one senior: goalkeeper Garrison Grinna. Coming into the game, Grinna had made 34 saves for the Vikings. Throughout the match, the Vikings played with heart and effort—connecting passes, taking shots, chasing down long balls—but in the end Hudson secured a 2-1 victory, as they stayed undefeated on the season. Hudson came into tonight's game ranked 3rd in the state in Class 1A and moved to 10-0-2 on the season. The first half saw two fast-paced teams expending a lot of energy chasing down long balls, moving back and forth from one side of the field to the other, like a hyperactive pendulum. But it was Hudson who struck first. Seven and a half minutes into the match, the Pirates sent a ball into the box, and as the goalkeeper cleared the ball with his right foot, it was picked off by a Hudson midfielder who shot the ball into the net. But Decorah bounced back with intensity. They owned possession for most of the first half, with junior Will Larson getting a couple of shots off on goal. In addition, the Vikes earned two corner kicks and several throw-ins near the box. At halftime, Hudson was up by one. In the second half, the Vikings played solid team ball throughout, maintaining possession, taking shots, and earning corner kicks. One such corner kick by Oak Pasche with 26 minutes left in the game ricocheted off the noggin of a Hudson defender. The game was tied up 1-1. Both teams fought hard to take the lead, but Decorah owned the possession time throughout the second half. But with under ten minutes left in the game, Hudson was able to secure another goal, putting them up 2-1, despite Decorah's dominant offensive performance. The Vikings are at the Waverly Tournament on May 10 and follow up with their final regular season match at Denver next Thursday, May 15. Stats for the game can be found here.

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