Freedom and Bethlehem Catholic's boys soccer teams played to a 1-1 tie on Friday at Freedom.

"Becahi's always physical. It's always a battle," said D.J. Bast.

Bast scored the Patriots' goal at the 6 minute mark.

"It was on a beautifully played ball by T.J. I was wide open," Bast said.

T.J. Czerwinski was credited with the assist.

"We got a corner kick in. Usually Alex [Thomas] or I take it. I always look for D.J. in the box. He's one of the bigger guys," said Czerwinski. "Alex got a ball in the middle, and I took a touch toward the goal and beat the keeper near the post, but he got a hand on it."

Anthony Papageorgiou scored for the Hawks at 10:37.

Chris Szymanski had several shots on goal for the Patriots.

"I got to the ball a lot. I wish I could have got them in. They were all pretty close, but I couldn't get them inside the post," he said.

Playing goalkeeper for the Patriots was Andrew Flynn, stepping in for John Eltringham, who was sidelined with an injury.

Flynn said, "I was a little nervous but really happy to be starting. I just had to keep my mind on top of things and make sure my defensive line was in check. John [Eltringham] really helped me [the day before the game]. Sometimes I step back when I should step forward. He told me that talking more to the defense will win it more."

The Patriots were hoping to get a win streak going after a victory over Dieruff earlier in the week.

Szymanski said, "It was an important game. We need to win our division."