Royal Thunder soccer gets comeback win over Wenatchee
Annalee Brown/Courtesy photo - Pictured in the front row is Ayden Tapia. Second row from left are Angel Carrasco, Jefte Mejia, Daniel Soriano, Cristian Nieto, Carlos Villafana, Easton Eilers and Jace Cuevas. Third row from left are Alejandro Rodriguez, Anderson Brown, Ernesto Deras, Lisandro Barajas, Brody Bishop, Grant Wardenaar and Edgar Bernal. Back row from left are coaches Ernesto Deras and Josh Bishop. Not pictured are Alex Arceo and Luis Rodriguez.
WENATCHEE — The Royal Thunder pulled out a 5-3 shootout win over Aguilitas Wenatchee to claim the league championship at the Apple Bowl in Wenatchee Aug. 19.
Aguilitas took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break. Anderson Brown off an assist from Jace Cuevas leveled the match to send it to overtime. Neither team scored in the extra period and the match went to a shootout.
The Thunder out shot Aguilitas 4-3 on goals from Ernesto Deras, Daniel Soriano, Alejandro and Jace Cuevas to claim the title.
The Thunder finished 12-3-1 in a league comprised of teams from Othello, Quincy, Wenatchee, Brewster and Ellensburg.
“We are proud of these boys for working so hard,” Annalee Brown said. “We’d like to thank would like to thank DAC Consulting, DTP Race Wars Lions Club, Carmonas Construction, Thompson Drilling and Deadrock and Custom Apparel for supporting the team.