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ALPENA, MI - The Alpena Boys Soccer team pulled into a 2nd place tie with Gaylord after a 5-2 victory over Petoskey on Tuesday night at Park Family Field at Wildcat Stadium. The Northmen got on the board early when Dylan Aldridge scored just six minutes into the game. Alpena tied the game with 17:42 left in the half when Kyle Barbeau out-raced Petoskey GoalKeeper Michael Iverson to the ball and placed it in the open net. About six minutes later, Ivo Arvidsson-Ullberg buried a penalty kick to give the Wildcats the lead for good. Grant Botha added his first of three goals on the night to give Alpena the 3-1 lead at the half. Botha scored two more times in the 2nd half; the first on a rebound and the second on a perfect pass from Arvidsson-Ullberg. Petoskey's Matt Muller finished the scoring late in the game. Alpena (14-2-1, 4-2-0 BNC) pulled into a 2nd place tie with Gaylord in the BNC after Gaylord's 2-0 loss to Traverse City Central. The Wildcats and Blue Devils clash on Friday in Gaylord.
