{"id":39971,"date":"2026-09-17T20:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=39971"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:28:07","slug":"prangers-goal-hands-bellmont-1-0-home-win-over-undefeated-union-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/prangers-goal-hands-bellmont-1-0-home-win-over-undefeated-union-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Pranger’s goal hands Bellmont 1-0 home win over undefeated Union City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Win one and you’ll want another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was certainly true Tuesday night for the Bellmont boys soccer team. Less than a week after finally scoring the first goal of the season in a 6-0 win over Eastside, the goal of not going winless for the year quickly turned into picking up a second victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gavin Braun congratulates his understudy, Isaac Pranger, after the freshman scored what would ultimately be the only goal of the game Tuesday against Union City. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Both Eastside and Union City were new to the schedule for the season, but the Blazers had struggled so far and Bellmont were the much better team with the 6-0 win, which included a hat trick by Malachi LaVine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Union City, on the other hand, came into Decatur with a perfect 8-0 record and plenty of goals to their credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont’s Harry Gintrand, who hails from France, looks upfield for an open man during Tuesday’s contest against the Indians. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The task to win a second game in a week seemed even more difficult when the Braves learned they’d be without senior Dieder Scheumann, a key part of the defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grayson Riehm, Gavin Braun and the rest of the Braves’ defense stepped up, though, and kept a clean sheet in the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emmett Lengerich’s defending was inspired and gutsy throughout the night, less than 24 hours after playing a conference game against Leo. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Braves, however, seemed stuck in their old ways when it came to finishing and they went into the halftime talk with plenty of possession, chances and shots, but no goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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August Fuelling wins a ball near the corner flag against Union City Tuesday. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then the Braves won a corner kick in the second half. Taken by Jack Barton, the curling kick was met by a perfectly-timed run by freshman classmate Isaac Pranger, who chested it in the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The home team then threw their weight and effort behind defending the 1-0 lead, but the task was a difficult one considering the team had just played in Fort Wayne the night before and defended their butts off in a 4-0 loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romeo Antunes looks for August Fuelling in the midfield with a Brazilian smile. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the Braves limited the Union City to two shots on goal the entire night and both were handled by Riehm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont had 19 shots, but only needed the touch by Pranger to score the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Braves, playing with more confidence than ever this season, will host Jay County on Thursday night. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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