Article by Chad Clevenger
McPherson, Kan. - In as good of a defensive battle, the Central Christian Tigers played to a draw against the Wayland Baptist Pioneers 1-1. The Pioneers Jamol Williams shot at goal saved by TJ Foster, went right back to Williams who got the shot past Foster on his 2^nd attempt. Nearly 2 minutes later in the 20^th minute, Nicholas Arenare's Header shot was saved by Wayland and followed up with the 1^st goal of the season by Mattia Cola, an equalizer to tie it 1-1, which stayed the score in an evenly played 1^st half. The 2^nd half saw the Pioneers get 7 shots at goal before the Tigers were able to get a shot. But TJ Foster was strong at goal collecting 6 saves throughout the match. The Tigers were able to get three good looks and shots at goal in the final 3 minutes of intense play, with near misses by Marco Cherchi, a shot by Filippo Coscarella that was blocked by Pioneer goalie Alex Neri, and a header shot by Joan Muncharaz, was just high on the goal in the 89^th minute.

The Tigers return to action on the road to take on SAC foe Mid-America Christian University (6-1-3, 1-0-1). Kickoff is set for 7:30pm and can be seen on the SAC Sports Network.