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Blackman, Oakland soccer win to reach 7-AAA title game

Blackman's soccer team came into the match as the top seeded team in the tournament and got the Riverdale Warriors best shot as they escaped with a 3-2 win in a highly-competitive game on Tuesday evening.

Forward Kobe Srisorath kicked the Blaze into the championship final with the game-winner.

"We knew we needed to rebound in the second half and I just came and finished it off," Srisorath said.

The Warriors struck first as forward Christian Shafer scored with a kick that went over the goalkeepers out stretched arms to make it a 1-0 lead.

In the second half, the Blaze tied up the game with a goal by forward Matthew Jobe with 29 minutes left.