12 minutes ago Isaiah Wiita ,

ESKO, Minn.- After a three goal second half by Addy Parrott in the quarterfinal round, the Esko girls soccer team punched their ticket to the state semifinal round.

Now, Esko is set to kickoff at U.S Bank Stadium against top seeded Providence Academy with a trip to the championship game on the line.

The State semifinal game is not the first time Esko faced off against Providence Academy this year.

In their last meeting, Esko and the Lions settled for a scoreless tie.

But just recently in the Lions state quarterfinal game, they scored 14 goals, which has been a point of emphasis for Sharon Lahti and her team.

“We have to be able to stop the offensive attack. We have to be able to identify when they’re going to use a pivot to generate their attack. D

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