Corey Williams (No. 10) of Appomattox fights for possession against a Chatham player during the Raiders’ 4-1 win on May 4. Charles Conrad/Times Virginian

he Appomattox Raiders Boys soccer team took sole possession of first place in the Dogwood District last Wednesday evening, May 4, with a 4-1 win over the Chatham Cavaliers at Bragg Stadium.

The first 20 minutes of the game saw Chatham pushing very hard against what appeared to be a rattled Raider defense.

“The pressure in the beginning of the game was enormous,” said Raiders head coach Evans Thomas. “But we bent and didn’t break.”

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