Wolves get top tourney seed

The Wolves are in a great spot heading into regionals.

Ending a four-game road series with four wins, the Wolves are top seed coming into the tournament this weekend.

With that, they're given an automatic berth into the state tournament next week in Jackson. However, the Wolves' focus right now is with regionals, which takes place on their home turf.

"We're very excited for regionals," head coach Chris Bieber said.

The Wolves will get a bye in the tournament's first round. Their first opponents will either be Jackson or Natrona, which depends on the outcome of their game Thursday. The winner moves on to battle the Wolves, while the loser will go home for the season. The Wolves have had success against both teams throughout the season, though Bieber said the two have provided the Wolves with unique challenges throughout the season.

The Wolves have two wins over both teams. Green River earned a 1-0 victory over Natrona at home April 13, and another 1-0 win at Natrona County High School. The Wolves shutout the Jackson Broncs 3-0 at home April 17, and took home a second 2-1 victory during a match in Jackson April 28.

During Friday's victory over Natrona, the Wolves and Mustangs battled scoreless to overtime, where Hayden Counts was able to earn the game's only score in the first minute. The next day, the Wolves took on Kelly Walsh in their last regular-season match, coming home with a 1-0 win over the Trojans.

Bieber said Chase Stoeger earned the only goal of that game.

"It wasn't what we were expecting," Bieber said about the two games.

Bieber said both teams switched up their strategies and provided a challenge to the Wolves. Bieber said his team enjoys being challenged and were able to fight back for the wins against both Natrona County teams.

The Wolves will gear up for their first match at Regionals Friday, at 7 p.m. at Wolves stadium.

 

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