The Ozark Tigers, seeded third and hosting the Distrit 11, Class 3 playoffs, opened their district play Monday night with a 3-1 victory over the sixth-seeded Branson Priates.
The Tigers got out to an early 2-0 lead and controlled the majority of possessions throughout the game. Seth Hampton scored in the tenth minute, off of a pass from Landon Hunter. Jimmy Oslica got his first goal of the season after a corner kick that Branson was unable to clear. The shot deflected off of a Branson defender and found the back of the net.
Branson cut the lead in half with a goal by Patrick Neely that rolled past the Tiger keeper Ryan Bilyeu, making the score 2-1.
The final goal was scored in the 75th minute when Hampton again took a pass from Hunter in front of the goal and one-timed it past the Pirate keeper, giving the Tigers thier 3-1 lead, and securing the victory.
Other Game: Nixa 1 Parkview 0
Wednesday Night Games:
Glendale vs. Nixa 5 p.m.
Kickapoo vs. Ozark 7 p.m.