Senior
James McCrea and junior
Jason Ogbolu each secured their third goals of the season as Jesuit Dallas moved to 3-2-4 in District 7-6A play following a 2-2 tie with Lake Highlands on Friday at Wildcat-Ram Stadium. The Rangers will take a four-game unbeaten streak into a critical matchup against area-ranked No. 4 Irving on Tuesday.
McCrea scored the game's first goal, finding the back of the net in the fourth minute to give Jesuit an early, 1-0 lead. After the Wildcats scored in the 31st minute, the Rangers struck back with Ogbolu's tally in the 36th to send the Blue and Gold into the halftime break with a 2-1 advantage. Lake Highlands was able to hold Jesuit scoreless in the second half and scored the equalizer in the 64th minute to provide the game's final total.
Lake Highlands out-shot Jesuit, 17-8, but the Rangers saw strong goalkeeper play from seniors
Christian Rodriguez and
Cole Hines, who secured two saves apiece. Jesuit took four shots on target as McCrea finished the contest with two shots on goal and senior
Hugh Rudnicki adding another on-goal attempt.
Jesuit and Irving will conclude its season series on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7:15 p.m. The Rangers will look to avoid a season sweep as the Tigers upended Jesuit, 4-0, in the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 13. Jesuit will return to Ranger Stadium on Friday, Feb. 17 for a 7:15 p.m. kickoff against Berkner.
