Recap by Rich Ezzy, courtesy of Presque Isle Athletics.
On Monday, Oct. 13th in Presque Isle, the host Wildcats girls shut out the John Bapst Crusaders 2-0. The Crusader boys returned the favor, shutting out the Wildcats 3-0.
In the opening girls game, Astra Laughton took a pass from Lucy Cheney and scored midway through the first half to put the Wildcats up 1-0. Emily Collins knocked one in early in the second half, assisted by Peyton Boinske, to go up 2-0. The score held up as Kolbie Langley earned the shut-out in goal for Presque Isle. The Wildcats are now 8-4, and the Crusaders drop to 7-4.
Girls game Scoring:
Presque Isle: Astra Laughton 18′, Emily Collins 44′; Assists: Lucy Cheney, Peyton Boinske.
In the boys game, the Crusaders went up a little over five minutes into the contest, as Cooper Lewis scored on a feed from Gavin Rogers to put John Bapst up 1-0. Kasper Hansen scored in the final minutes of the first half, again assisted by Rogers, as the Crusaders went in with the 2-0 halftime lead. Jack Backman finished up the scoring on a pass from Paul Nuebel, as the Crusaders got the 3-0 victory.
Bode Phillips had the shut-out in goal as the Crusaders stayed unbeaten with a record of 9-0-2. The Wildcats, who had tied the Crusaders earlier this season, suffered their second loss and are now 8-2-2.
Boys game Scoring:
John Bapst: Cooper Lewis 6′, Kasper Hansen 39′, Jack Backman 63′; Assists: Gavin Rogers 2, Paul Nuebel.
