#2 Men’s Soccer Suffers Narrow Defeat to Redlands

AZUSA, Calif. – The No. 2 Trinity Tigers (1-2) dropped a 2-1 decision to Redlands (2-0-1) in a game of two distinct halves at Cougar Soccer Complex on Sunday morning. Redlands made their intentions clear from the opening whistle, employing a simple but effective game plan. Play long at every opportunity and win the second-ball battle. It was a stark departure from the free-flowing, possession-based soccer Trinity prefers to play, and it never let the Tigers settle into any kind of rhythm through the first 45 minutes. Redlands controlled the territory that mattered, out-shooting Trinity 6-2 in the half, though…