SPRING ARBOR, Mich. - Grace College's men's soccer team picked up a second consecutive victory with a 1-0 win over Spring Arbor on Wednesday night.

Josh Cruz played the role of hero in the win for the Lancers (5-6-2, 4-2-0 Crossroads League) as he netted the game-winning goal with under 10-minutes left in the game. It was Cruz's second game-winning goal in as many contests.

Grace now sits just three points behind conference leader Huntington. The Lancers will play host to the Foresters on Saturday for the pivotal conference clash.

Wednesday's clash saw Grace as the early aggressors. The Lancers had the first shot on goal just minutes into action when Joao Pereira directed a ball on net that forced the Spring Arbor (8-6-1, 2-3-1 CL) goalie to make a save.

The Lancers also had a corner kick opportunity before the Cougars started to swing momentum in their favor as the half neared its midpoint.

Spring Arbor had a trio of shots, including two that forced saves from  Matteo Conci, but the game continued on as a scoreless tie.

The first half closed out with both teams trading possession as the game divulged into a midfield battle.

At the intermission Spring Arbor was outshooting Grace 4-2 and both teams had two corner kick opportunities.

The Cougars came out firing in the second half. Spring Arbor rattled off four shots in the opening five minutes, but their tenacious attack on goal was for naught as the Lancers' defense held strong.

Spring Arbor continued to control the pace of play and dominated the scoring chances, until a yellow card on the Cougars proved to be a critical turning point.

Following the Cougars' yellow card, the Lancers were given a free-kick near midfield. Seongwhi Lee played a long pass into the box where Gavin Morgan leaped to head the ball onto Cruz who sliced the ball past the keeper to push Grace ahead with 9:09 remaining.

Spring Arbor spent the rest of the game on the Lancers end of the field as they tried to find the equalizer but Conci saved the only shot they put on goal as the Lancers held on for the one-goal victory.

Grace was outshot 12-3 and had three corner kicks while Spring Arbor had 11.