Parkside 4, Upper Iowa 1
The Parkside men's soccer team closed out their home stretch with a very rainy match against the Upper Iowa Peacocks. The Peacocks got out to an early lead, but the Rangers came fighting back and ran away with their third straight win.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Peacocks got on the board in the 14^th minute with a goal from Dexter Garrett. It took over a half hour for the Rangers offense to show up, with Chris Estrada scoring his first career goal off a double assist from Matteo Quintero and Edgar Heredia Victoria in the 39^th minute. The Rangers quickly took the lead less than two minutes later, with Marcos Calderon Jimenez scoring on a heads-up free kick move. The Rangers added to their lead in the 45^th minute, with Quinero scoring on a rocket from long range. The Rangers took their 3-1 lead to the half and proceeded to add onto it in the second half. In the 61^st minute, Tode Atlija scored off an assist from Alejandro Martinez to make the final score 4-1.

HEAR FROM COACH ZITZKE
"We went down early on a really nice Upper Iowa free kick. They had the momentum there to start the game. We were able to get the equalizer late in the first half. Matteo put a ball across the box and Edgar with the diving header into the box and Chris was able to come from the top of the box to finish it home. The second goal was a really smart free kick from Marcos. Matteo got the third goal with a nice blast from distance. Then there was a nice counter-attack goal which featured some nice passing between Tode and Alejandro. I liked the way that we responded. The second half was really just about finishing the game. It was really difficult conditions for both teams with the extreme downpour. I thought we did a good job of managing conditions. Again, big contributions from guys who don't normally start or came in off the bench who added a spark. Another good team win and a good start to the conference schedule."

A LOOK AT THE STATS
Quintero earned his first goal of the season and increased his point total to 5. Calderon Jimenez earned his team-leading sixth goal of the season, while Atlija earned his third goal. Robin Hermann earned four saves in goal for the Rangers

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
The Rangers will travel to face Davenport on Friday, Sept. 16. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.