MILTON — Lewisburg held a lead, but with Midd-West lining up to take a penalty kick, the Green Dragons knew that momentum could possibly shift, especially late in a game which would tie it up.

So as Gabe Romig of Midd-West lined up for his penalty kick, Lewisburg keeper Gabe Pawling simply remained calm between the posts.

The senior keeper waited, read Romig’s body language and dove to his right. It was the right call and Pawling came up with one of the biggest stops of his career, preventing a Midd-West goal.

Two minutes later, the Green Dragons sent in a dagger.

Lewisburg scored with less than four minutes to play and the Green Dragons beat rival Midd-West in an exciting District 4 Class 2A championship game, 2-0, at Milton’s Alumni Stadium to win its fifth crown in the last six years.

“It’s always a goal, it’s always a standard that’s been set years before us,” Lewisburg’s Viktor Permyashkin said. “Just to keep that standard, it’s always a good rivalry night against Midd-West. To beat them is also an amazing feeling.”

For the 13th time since 2010, Lewisburg (20-0-1) is once again the top boys soccer team in the district. Midd-West (17-3-1) and Lewisburg had a double-overtime scoreless draw earlier in the regular season, which is the only blemish on the Green Dragons’ record this year. The two knew what to expect from each other entering Saturday’s district final, the 10th district final meeting between the two schools since 2013.

The Green Dragons and Mustangs went into the half scoreless despite Lewisburg holding a 5-1 edge in shots on goal.

Both teams battled early in the second half as Lewisburg kept applying pressure. The Green Dragons appeared to have scored a goal with 29:52 to play when Isaac Ayres sent a ball in from just outside of the 6-yard box, but he was called offsides and the goal was waved off. But, four minutes later, Lewisburg struck,

Keegan Crosby fed a ball to Permyashkin, who put in the goal and gave the Green Dragons a lead.

Midd-West’s penalty kick opportunity was a huge moment in the game. Rather than tying the game and shifting momentum, Pawling perfectly blocked it by diving and helped deflate Midd-West’s sails as time was ticking down.

Two minutes after Pawling’s clutch penalty kick save, Crosby scored off an assist by Lincoln Ayres with 3:26 remaining, putting in a huge second goal that sealed the game and prevented any Mustang rally attempt from happening.

Lewisburg ended the game with a 12-5 shots on goal advantage and possessed well throughout most of the game. The Green Dragons rifled seven shots on goal in the second half, majority of which came from inside the 18.

Midd-West opens PIAA Tournament play on Tuesday.

Lewisburg 2, Midd-West 0

(DISTRICT 4 CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP)

L–VIktor Perymashkin (Keegan Crosby), 25:32. L–Crosby (Lincoln Ayres), 3:26.

Shots: MW 5, L 12. Corners: MW 0, L 3. Saves: MW 10 (Derek Wert), L 5 (Gabe Pawling).