The Smith-Cotton defense held for as long as it could Saturday.
But under pouring rain, the St. Paul Lutheran Saints broke through with two goals over a 7-minute stretch late in the second half and beat the Tigers 2-1 to win the Smith-Cotton Soccer Invitational at Susie Ditzfeld Memorial Field.
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