Eastmont Game

Today we traveled to Eastmont to take on a team who had only won one game this year but have been playing better lately only allowing two goals in their last three games. Eastmont wasted no time once the game started and with their first shot of the game three minutes in they found the back of the net. The Southridge players were a bit stunned but came back quickly with Chandler Mertens forcing the keeper to make a nice one on one save. 30 seconds later Mertens beat the keeper but it went off the post and out of bounds. In the 23rd minute John Zoulek crossed a dangerous ball in the box but a Wildcat defender reached out his hand and gave the Suns a penalty kick. John stepped up to the mark to take the kick and leveled the game at 1-1.

Eastmont was liking their chances after holding the leagues top scoring team to one goal after all those good opportunities. It was only a few minutes after the break that Jarad Brisbin released Jake Zoulek with a through ball and Jake did well to beat the onrushing keeper. Eastmont thought that they should have won a penalty kick but the ref turned them down and Brandon Hale unleashed a line drive punt that traveled the length of the field and allowed Jake to run onto it and get his second goal of the game. This was the senior captains first career assist. The goal gave Zoulek a sophomore his fifth multi goal game of his career and he really wanted to get his first hat trick. Javi Gamez would provide the opportunity after beating two defenders he drilled a cross from the outside and Zoulek rose up and smashed it into the back of the net. Before Zoulek was subbed out of the game he beat some defenders to the by line then crossed in for Javi to hit a wide open net. Senior Taylor Barnes came on and got his second assist of the year when he set Brisbin up with a sweet strike.



We play undefeated and first place Walla Walla on Thursday at 5:00 pm