ALPENA, MI - The Alpena girls soccer team struggled defensively in their 6-4 Big North Conference loss to Traverse City Central on Thursday night.  The wet conditions led to an offensive explosion in the opening half as the two teams each scored three goals.  The Trojans opened the scoring just five minutes into the game when Anna Wuerful's long kick found the back of the net.  Sarah Campbell tied the game for the Wildcats off a corner kick opportunity.  Anna Young continued her hot streak when she sprinted past the entire Trojan defense and buried the ball into the open net.  Emma Dutmers scored a similar goal for the Trojans to tie the game a 2-2 just a free minutes later.  With 12:00 to play in the half, Mollie Girard converted a free kick to give Alpena the lead once again.  Wuerful finished the scoring in the opening half when she tied the game at 3-3 late in the 1st Half.  Wuerful scored her third and fourth goals of the game in the 2nd half to push the Trojans ahead 5-3.  Anna Young cut the lead with her second goal of the game with 17:46 to play.  The Trojans put the game away on Dutmers's second goal of the game.  Alpena (2-3, 0-1 BNC) travel to Gaylord on Tuesday.