MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Lady Wildcats lost a heartbreaker to No. 18 Georgia Gwinnett Tuesday at Wildcat Stadium falling 1-0 to the visitors from Lawrenceville.
The Grizzles scored on a header by Joy Mertzig at the 9:02 mark of the second period. The assist was by Georgia Gwinnett's Hilda Nygren.
Bethel dropped to 6-3-1 and 2-3-1 at home. Georgia Gwinnett moved to 8-4-1 and 3-2-1 on the road. The Grizzlies for the second straight season won in McKenzie and lead the series 2-0.
Georgia Gwinnet outshot Bethel 4-2 while both squads had two shots on goal.
The Lady Cats resume play Saturday at No. 10 Martin Methodist. Action between the two old rivals begins at 1:30 p.m. It will be the 23rd meeting between the two programs with Martin Methodist holding a 0-21-1 advantage in the series.
