BELL BUCKLE — Coming off a loss and a scoreless draw earlier in the week, the Cascade Champions were due for a proper performance, and they achieved that in a 2-1 victory over the Lincoln County Falcons on Thursday night to close out their week of competitions on a positive note. 
At the midway point of the first half, the Champions (2-1-1) netted their first goal of the match when Gabriel Perez-Rubio assisted Blake Olive on his way to the back of the net to make it 1-0.
It was a back-and-forth battle for the next 20 minutes until Cascade found a seam in the Falcons’ defense for another goal. 
With just under five minutes remaining in the first half, Ivan Draine launched into the air to get his head on a lofty pass from midfield, and threaded it through to a streaking Will Cook, who audaciously one-touch chipped the ball over the Falcons’ keeper from the 18-yard mark for their second goal of the match and a 2-0 advantage heading into the break. 
After halftime both squads took their fair share of shots at goal, but neither was successful until Lincoln County found the back of the net with under 20 minutes to go in the match to make it 2-1 and put pressure on the Champions. 
But Cascade was able to stonewall the Falcons for the rest of the match with keeper Nick Harris making several key saves along the way. 
Harris totaled seven saves on the night to help the Champions secure the win. 
Cascade will have a few days off before they head to Riverdale next Tuesday to take on the Warriors in Murfreesboro at 7 p.m. 

Lincoln Co. 0 1 – 1
Cascade 2 0 – 2