The goal that sent the Wakeland boys soccer team to state for the fourth consecutive season was no fluke.
Last Saturday, the Wolverines narrowly defeated Mount Pleasant, 1-0, thanks to a score with roughly 10 minutes remaining by junior midfielder William Hitchcock on a brilliant header in the box.
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