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Wittenberg soccer held it's second home game of the season last night, but you hardly felt like the crowd was on their side. That was because the visiting team Wilmington brought more cheering fans than we did. Whenever Wilmington would touch the ball you could hear the crowd erupt with excitement. The game started out feeling like a home game for Wilmington, but soon Wittenberg and their home crowd would find the Tiger within them. Wilmington's Taylor Estes scored an incredible goal in the 22nd minute from 35 yards out. However, senior goalie James Van Artsdalen and the Tigers were not phased by these early heroics. Van Artsdalen would go on to make five key saves and allow the Tigers to get back in the game. Wittenberg began playing with a higher intensity in the second half. it was as if someone had flipped a switch and we saw an entirely different team. Nothing was easy for Wilmington anymore, every ball was contested, every pass was crisper, and every man had the eye of the Tiger.  In the 73rd minute Patrick Szymzak would come back with a goal of his own evening up the score. The Tigers knew there was still work to be done, so in the 84th minute none other than stand out senior Mitch Rudibaugh scores the game winner from inside the box. The Wittenberg fans have now droned out the visitors from Wilmington and  claimed their first victory!