The scoreboard won’t show it, but the Princeton Tigers boys soccer team made some big strides on the pitch at Bryant Field Tuesday night.

The Tigers played Alleman to a 1-0 halftime score and to a 4-0 game until the Pioneers chipped in two goals in the final six minutes to put the finishing touches on a 6-0 victory over the Tigers.

Princeton fell 2-0 in its season opener at Ottawa on Monday, but didn’t play near as well as they did Tuesday, coach David Gray said.

“We were defending most of the first half and I think we did a good job staying in their way and making it difficult for ‘em,” Gray said. “But when you’re defending all the time and start to give up a couple goals it becomes hard, mentally and emotionally. Spaces get bigger and they start taking more advantage of those.

“It’

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