The Dux JV boys soccer fought valiantly, but came up a little short falling to very talented and dangerous Holland team 1-2. The Dux found themselves down 0-2 after the first half, and struggled to find much of a rhythm offensively.

A small tactical change at halftime allowed the Dux to settle in defensively, and connect some passes on the counterattack. Midway through the second half, Joel Meengs snuck around the outside defender before driving the endline and floating a ball to the near post. Isaac Lambrix's header just skimmed over the bar. The Dux made it interesting in the final 10 minutes when a lofted ball into the box found Pace Bittrick, who flicked it to the far post where Christian Lichtenwalner hit it off the half bounce and smashed it into the back of the net giving the Dux some life. Unfortunately, their comeback came up a little short.

"Holland is a very dangerous team that has shown the capability of running up the score on teams. Our boys bought into a tactical change at halftime and really committed to disrupting their rhythm and movement on the ball. Our defensive shape was really tight and organized, and we were able to counter with numbers at appropriate times. Very proud of our resiliency against a tough Holland team." 

The Dux are 1-2 on the season, and 1-1 in the OK Green. They return to action on Tuesday of next week when they host Mona Shores.