Larkyn Nelson scored in the 50th minute for the Bellingham girls' soccer team and it was enough for the Red Raiders in a 1-0 Northwest Conference victory at Burlington-Edison on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
The win put Bellingham at 8-5-1, 8-2-0 NWC while Burlington-Edison dropped to 12-3-0, 9-2-0 NWC.
"It was a pretty hard-fought game for us," Red Raiders coach Mark Wright said in a phone interview. "It was good for us to push (a goal) across."
Nelson's goal was assisted on a cross from Brooke Baker.
Hannah Jacobus made four saves in goal for the shutout for Bellingham.
The Red Raiders host Nooksack Valley on Thursday, Oct. 18.
BELLINGHAM 1, BURLINGTON-EDISON 0
Scoring: Goal: Larkyn Nelson (Bellingham), assist: Brooke Baker, time: 50:00. Shots on goal: Bellingham 9, BE 5. Goalies (saves): Bellingham: Hannah Jacobus (6); BE: Heaven Henry (8).




