McPHERSON - The Hays High girls’ soccer teams fell 2-1 in a nail-biter to Valley Center in Thursday's semifinals of the McPherson Invitational.
The Hornets (4-0) led 1-0 at the half.
Madelyn Martin scores Hays only goal in the second half.
Hays (2-2) will play McPherson in the third-place match on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The host Bullpups lost to Maize South 4-0 in their semifinals game.
Valley Center and Maize South play for the title at 8:00 p.m.