By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

Maybe they should call themselves the Fighting Flyers.

The never-say-die spirit of St. Joseph saw the Flyers fall behind 2-0 in the first half and battle back to score twice in the final 10 minutes of the game to tie the Eastern Brown Warriors 2-2 in a non-league soccer game on Thursday.

The Warriors (4-6-4) scored early in the game when Hunter Gould got a goal with an assist from Noah Shuemake at the 36:18 mark.

The lead went to 2-0 when Preston West scored off an assist from Gould with 22:00 on the first half clock.

The Flyers (12-2-1) didn’t score until Landon “Rocky” Rowe made a header off an assist from Texas Jack Whaley.

St. Joseph tied the game when Wesley Neal found the back of the net off an assist from Rowe with 4:42 left in the game.

The Flyers goalkeeper Beckham Waginger had 3 saves while the Warriors’ Maxwell Casteel had 5 saves.

St. Joseph had 10 corner kicks and Eastern Brown had 3. The Warriors had 8 fouls and the Flyers 5.

In a pair of home games next week, the Flyers have a Southern Ohio Conference showdown for first place with Lucasville Valley on Wednesday and Portsmouth Clay on Thursday.

E. Brown    2 0 = 2

St. Joseph 0 2 = 2

First Half

EB — Hunter Gould (assist Noah Shuemake) 36:18

EB — Preston West (assist Hunter Gould) 22:00

Second Half

SJ — Landon Rowe header (assist Jack Whaley) 9:57

SJ — Wesley Neal (assist Landon Rowe) 4:42

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Game Statistics

Goalkeeping—Eastern: Maxwell Casteel 5 saves; Beckham Waginger 3 saves

Shots—St. Joseph 15

Shots on Goal—St. Joseph 2

Corner kicks—Eastern Brown 3, St. Joseph 10

Fouls—Eastern Brown 8, St. Joseph 5