DIXON – Despite creating scoring chances and putting pressure on the defense, Dixon was unable to capitalize Tuesday evening. Genoa-Kingston cashed in when it had the chance.

The Cogs scored a pair of goals on breakaways and won 2-1 at A.C. Bowers Field in the Big Northern Conference opener for both teams.

The Cogs (3-4, 1-0 BNC) opened the scoring with 5:55 left before halftime. Ayden Hernandez ripped a shot from the left side, with Dixon goalkeeper Gage Helfrich charging out to meet him. The ball rolled toward the goal, and G-K’s Ulises Ayala-Zavala tapped it in after a Dixon defender slid in to try and knock it away from the goal line.

“I was just there at the right time, to be honest. Ayden, he really got the right positioning, and it was just unlucky that the defender got it of

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