A chip in off a rebound with 12:30 remaining is all the separation Wetumpka girls soccer needed in the end.
Marlie Fuller’s strike following a save by Benjamin Russell’s Keira Carver gave the Indians a 1-0 lead that proved decisive in area play Thursday at Martin-Savarese Stadium in Alexander City.
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