Sentinel photo by ANGIE BRUBAKER East Juniata’s Trent Burris and Greenwood’s Kasey Neumayer battle for possesion of the ball Thursday night at Greenwood.

MILLERSTOWN — When Greenwood and East Juniata are scheduled to renew acquaintances on the soccer field, area fans should already know to expect hard-nosed, physical play. Thursday night’s contest was no different, as Greenwood shut out the visiting Tigers, 2-0, in their Tri-Valley League opener. “It was a real good win for us,” Greenwood coach Tom Magill said. “EJ is a good group and they are always tough when you play against them.” It was a tale of two halves as far as possession of the ball was concerned. The Wildcats came out firing from the beginning and immediately took control of the game — something that East Juniata coach Don Troutman was less than thrilled about. “We came out very sluggish in the first half,” Troutman explained. “You just can’t do that against a team like that (Greenwood).” The Wildcats took advantage of East Juniata’s slow start with just over 25 minutes remaining to play in the first half.